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Major road closures this weekend, by interstate and highway

A C.W. Matthews Construction Co. paving crew works in Smyrna in March 2007.
A C.W. Matthews Construction Co. paving crew works in Smyrna in March 2007.
June 12, 2015

Here is the latest information on road closures this weekend, across the metro Atlanta area, per GDOT.

I-285

Striping southbound will require up to three lane closures from Chamblee Tucker Road to East Ponce de Leon/Church Street continuously from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.

• Two northbound lanes will close at Northlake Parkway from 7:30 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m., Saturday for sign structure work.

 Two northbound lanes will close from SR 139/Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to South Atlanta Road continuously from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for concrete rehabilitation.

 Two southbound lanes will close from SR 139/Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to SR 6/Camp Creek Parkway continuously from 9 p.m. Friday to  5 a.m. Monday for concrete rehabilitation and curing.

Work on Spaghetti Junction will require one eastbound and one westbound lane closure, inside of Spaghetti Junction over I-85, continuously from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.

Work on Spaghetti Junction will also require one lane closure on the ramp westbound to I-85 southbound continuously from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.

The last of the bridge work on Spaghetti Junction will take place on the exit ramp eastbound to Chamblee Tucker Road to close continuously from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.

I-85

• One northbound lane will close from Jimmy Carter Boulevard to Indian Trail Road from 10 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.

I-20

• Bridge joint replacement on will require two westbound lane closures from Langhorn Street to SR 139/Martin Luther King Jr. Drive/Anderson Avenue continuously on Monday from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

• Bridge work will also require two westbound lanes to close from SR 12/US 278 to Alcovy Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.

I-75

• The Express Lanes project will require two lane closures northbound at Windy Hill Road and one lane closure at Wade Green Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday.

• Two northbound lanes will close from SR 5 SPUR to SR 5/Barrett Parkway from 9 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday for sign structure work.

I-575

• The Express Lanes project will also require one northbound and one southbound lane closure from Big Shanty Road to Chastain Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday.

Highways, state roads and surface streets

• On Ga. 400, one southbound lane will close from the Toll Plaza to Lenox Road on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

• Two northbound and two southbound lanes will close on Ga. 400 at Northridge Road and one lane will close on Northridge Road continuously  from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.

• Paving on US 78 westbound will require one lane closure from Memorial Drive to the I-285 interchange nightly from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.

• Pipeline construction will require one lane closure at SR 237/Piedmont Road and Habersham Road on Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• One lane will close on SR 10/Freedom Parkway at US 78/US 278/Ponce de Leon Avenue on both Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

• On SR 154/Memorial Drive, one lane will close between Moreland Avenue and Wilkinson Drive, and one lane will close on SR 154/Memorial Drive between East Lake Drive and Candler Road, on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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More good news: No major problems were reported Monday morning when five miles of flex lanes opened on Ga. 400.

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