Friday's rain will move out just in time for weekend road construction, and there are several projects planned Saturday and Sunday that will shut down multiple lanes of metro interstates.
Here’s what you need to know to avoid the trouble spots:
Interstates 20 and 285 again focus of construction
On the west side of town, sign structure work will shut down two northbound and two southbound lanes of I-285 between Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and I-20 from 9 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday. South of there, two northbound lanes of I-285 will be closed all weekend between Washington Road and Camp Creek Parkway for concrete rehabilitation.
Bridge joint repairs will block three westbound lanes of I-20 between the I-75/85 interchange and Langhorn Street all weekend, while other bridge work will block two eastbound lanes of I-20 between Fulton Industrial Boulevard and I-285.
East of Atlanta in Newton County, two lanes of I-20 eastbound will be closed all weekend between Almon Rod and U.S. 278.
Mostly dry weekend on tap
Channel 2 meteorologist Karen Minton is forecasting a 20 percent chance of morning rain Saturday, followed by clearing skies during the afternoon and mostly sunny skies on Sunday.
Highs will be in the upper 40s Saturday and mid-50s Sunday, with lows in the upper 30s Saturday and low 30s Sunday.
Bands, cheerleaders and basketball highlight weekend events
The Georgia Dome is the site of Saturday’s annual Honda Battle of the Bands, featuring the marching bands from eight historically black colleges and universities. The competition begins at 3 p.m.
Next door, the Georgia World Congress Center on Saturday will be hosting the Cheersport Atlanta Grand Championships as well as a recruitment fair for historically black colleges and universities.
The high-flying Hawks play two home games this weekend, against Oklahoma City at 7:30 p.m. Friday and against Minnesota at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
The “Hot Chocolate 15k/5k” road race begins and ends at Turner Field at 7:40 a.m. Sunday, with runners following a course that winds its way through several intown neighborhoods.
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