Weekend | Warm weekend ahead for exhibits in Atlanta

The Northwest Corridor Express Lanes project will cause travel changes along the following sections:

Two northbound lanes on I-75 will close between Windy Hill Road and Delk Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.

Two southbound lanes on I-75 will close between Delk Road and Windy Hill Road from 9 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday.

All northbound and southbound lanes on I-75 will narrow over the I-285 eastbound collector-distributor lanes between Cumberland Boulevard and the I-285 interchange from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday.

A traffic pace on I-75 will occur on all southbound lanes between South Marietta Parkway and Windy Hill Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. The traffic pace will require motorists to drive 5 to 10 mph to allow contractors to work across the interstate lanes.

One lane will close on the I-285 westbound ramp to I-75 northbound from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday and from 9 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday.

Traffic traveling on the eastbound collector-distributor lane on I-285 to I-75 northbound will be directed to take the I-75 southbound exit ramp (Exit 20) to Cumberland Boulevard from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday, 9 p.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Sunday and 9 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday. Traffic will then be directed to turn left on Cumberland Boulevard followed by another left to enter I-75 northbound via the ramp from Cumberland Boulevard. The I-75 southbound ramp to I-285 eastbound collector lanes (Exit-259A) will also be closed, and traffic will need to take the primary ramp (Exit-259) to access I-285 eastbound from I-75 southbound.

A traffic pace on I-285 will occur on the eastbound collector-distributor lanes 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday, 9 p.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Sunday and 9 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday.

Expect these lane closures in the South Metro Express Lanes project:

One northbound and one southbound lane and shoulder on I-75 will close between the I-675 interchange and Mt. Zion Boulevard from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for the northbound lane and from 9 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Monday for the southbound lane.

One northbound lane and shoulder on I-75 will close between SR 155 and SR 20/SR 80 from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.

Other traffic projects will include closures in these areas:

Three northbound lanes on I-75/I-85 will close between University Avenue and the I-20 interchange from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The lanes will close to allow crews to patch the road.

One southbound lane will close on I-75 between Delk Road and South Marietta Parkway from 9 p.m. Friday to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Rolling closures on I-75 will take place on the northbound and southbound lanes between SR 138 and Cumberland Boulevard from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. Crews will be installing road pavement markers, which requires motorists drive slowly through work areas.

Two northbound lanes on the southwest side of the Perimeter on I-285 will close between the I-85 interchange (exit 62) and the I-20 interchange (exit 10) from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Two westbound lanes and one eastbound lane on I-285 will close between Glenwood Road and the I-20 interchange from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for sign structure work.

One eastbound lane and the shoulder on I-20 will close between Fulton Industrial Boulevard and the I-285 interchange from 9 p.m. Friday to 7 p.m. Sunday.

Two eastbound lanes on I-20 will close between Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard from 10 p.m. Friday to 7 p.m. Sunday.

One eastbound and two westbound lanes on I-20 will close between Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and H.E. Holmes from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for bridge joint rehabilitation.

The Ga. 400 southbound ramp to I-285 eastbound will close from 9 p.m. Friday to midnight Saturday for guardrail repair. Traffic traveling on Ga. 400 southbound will use the Glendridge Connector exit.

A traffic pace will take place on all Ga. 400 northbound and southbound lanes between Mansell Road and Haynes Bridge Road from 7 to 8 a.m. Sunday. The traffic pace will require motorists to drive 5 to 10 mph to allow contractors to work across interstate lanes.

One lane on Piedmont Road will close at its intersection with Habersham Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.

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Weekend to see warmer temps

Get ready for a warming trend to start this weekend that could produce temperatures in the 70s next week, Channel 2 Action News meteorologists said.

After a low of 37 degrees Saturday and 42 degrees Sunday, highs will reach 64 degrees Saturday and 65 degrees Sunday in metro Atlanta.

They will keep rising and even reach the low 70s Tuesday.

Meteorologist Brian Monahan said he’s keeping an eye on late next week or early weekend for the possibility of some heavy rain and stronger storms.

» Check the full forecast and track changes

Gospel Crusade and Pittcon on weekend agenda

The America's Mart for the Spring Gift, Home Furnishing & Holiday Market, promises people opportunities to stock their shelves with the latest products and on-trend home decor.

Even more are expected to go to the Pittcon 2016 Exposition, which begins Sunday with a technical program and continues through Thursday. The event will include more than 800 exhibitors displaying products and services used by the scientific community in industrial, academic and government labs, according to Pittcon.

And Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke will bring his gospel crusade to Atlanta on Saturday and Sunday at Philips Arena for the Reinhard Bonnke Gospel Crusade.

The two-day event, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. both days, is free and expected to draw a crowd of 12,000 each day.