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Weekend road construction will cause major metro Atlanta delays

Published  July 10, 2015 9:24pm EDT
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FOX 5 Atlanta
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If you plan on hitting the roads in and around metro Atlanta this weekend you might want to plan ahead.

The Department of Transportation will be working on more than a dozen roadway improvements.

Planned work this weekend is as follows:

  • On I-75/I-85, three southbound lanes will close from the Brookwood Split to the Grady Curve from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Monday for striping;
  • The same work will require four lane closures on I-75/I-85 northbound from Pine Street/ Peachtree Street to 10th/14th/17th Street from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Saturday;
  • Traffic will shift on the I-75/I-85 southbound ramp to I-20 eastbound from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Monday. The interchange will remain open during work;
  • On I-285, one northbound lane will close from SR 260/ Glenwood Road to Northlake Parkway and three southbound lanes will close from the U.S. 78 interchange to SR 260/ Glenwood Road from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Monday;
  • Work on I-285 northbound will require two lane closures from SR 6/ Camp Creek Parkway to Cascade Road and from Bolton Road to South Atlanta Road continuously from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Monday
  • Two southbound lanes will close on I-285 from South Atlanta Road to Bolton Road and SR 139/ Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to SR 6/ Camp Creek Parkway from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Monday;
  • On I-285, eastbound lanes will close from Glenridge Drive to GA (State Route) 400 from 7:30 p.m., Friday until 7 a.m., Saturday;
  • Two northbound 400 at Northridge Road until 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Monday;
  • Two lanes will close on GA (State Route) 400 southbound from Lenox Road to Sidney Marcus Boulevard from 8 a.m., until 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday;
  • On I-20, three eastbound lanes will close from Langhorn Street to McDaniel Street from 9 p.m., Friday, until 5 a.m., Monday;
  • Two lanes will close on I-20 eastbound from Six Flags Parkway to Fulton Industrial Boulevard from 9 p.m., Friday, until 5 a.m., Monday;
  • Two westbound lanes on I-20 will close from Alcovy Road to SR 12/US 278 from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Monday;
  • Bridge work on Spaghetti Junction will require one lane closure on the I-85 southbound ramp to I-285 eastbound from 9 p.m., Friday, until 5 a.m., Monday;
  • One lane will close on the I-85 northbound ramp to I-285 westbound from 9 p.m., Friday, until 5 a.m., Monday;
  • One lane will also close on the I-85 northbound ramp to I-285 eastbound from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Monday
  • One lane will close on the I-285 eastbound ramp to I-85 southbound from 9 p.m., Friday, until 5 a.m., Monday;
  • On U.S. 78, two eastbound lanes will close from the I-285 interchange to Mountain Industrial Boulevard and two westbound lanes will close from Memorial Drive to Brockett Road nightly from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Monday;
  • The Express Lanes project will require a pacing operation on I-75 southbound at the I-285 interchange from 12 a.m. until 1 a.m., Saturday;
  • On I-75 northbound, the Express Lanes project will also require one lane closure from Windy Hill Road to SR 280/ Delk Road from 9 p.m., Friday until 10 a.m., Saturday;
  • The Express Lanes project will also require one lane closure on I-575 northbound at Bells Ferry Road from 9 p.m., Friday until 10 a.m., Saturday;
  • Lastly, the Express Lanes project will require one lane closure on I-285 westbound at the I-75 interchange from 9 p.m., Friday until 10 a.m., Saturday;
  • Work on the South Metro Express Lanes will require one lane closure on I-75 southbound from the I-675 interchange to Mt. Zion Boulevard continuously from 9 p.m., Friday until 7 a.m., Monday for sign work;
  • The same work will require one lane closure on I-75 northbound from the I-675 interchange to Mt. Zion Boulevard continuously from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Monday;
  • One northbound lane will close on I-75 from SR 20/ SR 81 to Jonesboro Road continuously from 9 p.m., Friday until 5 a.m., Monday;
  • Pipeline construction will require one lane closure at SR 237/Piedmont Road and Habersham Road from 8 a.m., until 5 p.m., Saturday;
  • One lane will close on SR 10/ Freedom Parkway at US 78/US 278/ Ponce de Leon Avenue daily from 8 a.m., until 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday;
  • 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 both closures are from 9 a.m., until 3 p.m., Saturday; and finally
  • One lane will close on SR 155/Candler Road from McAfee Road to Whites Mill Road from 9 a.m., until 4 p.m., Saturday for sidewalk work.

To get the most up-to-date traffic information dial 511.