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Perimeter interchange work means delays, detours

Map depicts the recommended detours when Peachtree Dunwoody Road is closed for construction at I-285. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Map depicts the recommended detours when Peachtree Dunwoody Road is closed for construction at I-285. GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
By David Ibata
Feb 23, 2020

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced possible delays, reduced speeds and detours with nightly road closures for the ongoing reconstruction of the Ga. 400/I-285 interchange in the Perimeter area of Sandy Springs, Dunwoody and Brookhaven.

All closures are “weather permitting” and scheduled for 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.:

Monday-Thursday: the ramp from westbound I-285 to northbound Ga. 400, and one right lane of northbound Ga. 400 from I-285 to Hammond Drive; Monday-Saturday: two right lanes of westbound I-285 from Chamblee Dunwoody to Ashford Dunwoody roads.

Tuesday-Thursday: Peachtree Dunwoody Road from Hammond to Lake Hearn drives, and the ramp from Peachtree Dunwoody to eastbound I-285; Tuesday-Saturday: the ramp from westbound I-285 to Roswell Road, and one right lane of southbound Ga. 400 from Windsor Parkway to Loridans Drive.

Wednesday (overnight): one right lane of Ga. 400 southbound from Pitts Road to Spalding Drive.

Thursday-Saturday: the ramp from southbound Ga. 400 to westbound I-285.

Information: https://bit.ly/2VbAGeH

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