Road crews to take advantage of Atlanta’s dry weekend forecast
Road crews will return to I-20 this weekend to make repairs to bridge joints, and the Georgia Department of Transportation is asking motorists to avoid non-essential travel on the interstate.
Here’s what you need to know to avoid the delays that GDOT expects:
Bridge work on I-20, sign work on I-285
Bridge joint repairs will shut down two eastbound lanes of I-20 between Joseph Lowery Boulevard and McDaniel Street, along with three westbound lanes between Langhorn and McDaniel streets, beginning at 9 p.m. Friday and continuing through 5 a.m. Monday.
On the southwest side of I-285, sign structure work will require two northbound lane closures between Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Hollowell Parkway all weekend, while one southbound lane of the Perimeter from I-20 to Cascade Road will be shut down for the same reason.
North of there, two northbound lanes of I-285 will be closed all weekend from Bolton Road to South Atlanta Road for concrete rehabilitation.
Dry, warmer weather on tap for weekend
All of the construction projects are weather-permitting, and Channel 2 meteorologist Karen Minton is predicting no rain through Sunday.
Afternoon highs will be in the low 60s Saturday and mid-60s Sunday, with morning lows around 31 Saturday and 37 Sunday, Minton said.
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Basketball – both serious and not so serious - highlights slim weekend events calendar
The Hawks play Cleveland Friday night at Philips Arena, and on Saturday, the Harlem Globetrotters bring their hijinks to the arena for performances at 2 and 7 p.m. The Globetrotters return to metro Atlanta on March 14 for a pair of shows at the Gwinnett Arena.
In other weekend events, the Greater Atlanta RV Show runs Friday through Sunday at the Georgia World Congress Center.
