Georgia DOT will begin overnight lane closures through Aug. 13 on I-85 north and southbound beginning at 11 p.m. Aug. 9 through 4 a.m. Aug. 10 between Old Peachtree Road and Gravel Springs Road for overhead sign installation. One right lane closure will occur southbound from S.R. 20 to I-985 through 4 a.m. Aug. 10 for overhead sign foundation work.

Left lane closures will occur north and southbound beginning at 9 p.m. Aug. 10 through 5 a.m. Aug. 12 between S.R. 20 and Gravel Springs Road for asphalt paving. Right lane closures begin at 9 p.m. Aug. 10 through 5 a.m. Aug. 12 between Spout Springs Road and Hamilton Mill Road for overhead sign installation, and traffic pacing will occur beginning at 11 p.m. Aug. 11 through 4 a.m. Aug. 13 between Gravel Springs Road and S. R. 211 for overhead sign installation.

Daily traffic impacts and real time traffic alerts: Georgia NaviGAtor at www.511ga.org.

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Members of the conversion crew take a break as the main scoreboard is lowered to the floor to be worked on as the arena gets ready for the next concert at State Farm Arena, Thursday, October 2, 2025, in Atlanta. The crew was working on creating a stage for the Friday, Oct. 3 Maxwell concert. (Jason Getz/AJC)

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