Driving in Atlanta this weekend? Avoid I-75 and I-285

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Here is the latest information on weekend roadwork, lane closings and possible traffic delays this weekend in metro Atlanta, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.

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I-75

· The Express Lanes project will require a traffic detour at I-75 southbound and the Canton Road Connector. Canton Road Connector traffic traveling I-75 southbound will be directed to take the I-75 northbound ramp to travel northbound to Barrett Parkway. Traffic will then be directed to turn left on Barrett Parkway followed by another left to then enter I-75 southbound via the ramp from Barrett Parkway. The detour will take place from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday.

· One northbound and one southbound lane will close between Chastain Road and Wade Green Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday.

· Lastly, the Express Lanes project  will require two northbound and two southbound lanes closures at Windy Hill Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday.

· The South Metro Express Lanes project will require one southbound lane closure between Jonesboro Road and Hudson Bridge Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 12 p.m. Saturday.

· Sign structure work will require one southbound lane to close between the Ga. 5/Ga. 5 Spur/Canton Road Connector and the I-575 interchange from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

· Sign structure work will also require one lane to close southbound between Cumberland Boulevard and the I-285 interchange from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

· Additionally, sign structure work will require one lane to close northbound between Chastain Road and Wade Green Road from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

· Sign structure work will require one lane to close northbound between Wade Green Road and Ga. 92/Alabama Road from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

I-575

· One northbound and one southbound lane will close between Bells Ferry Road and Ga. 92/Alabama Road nightly from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.

I-20

· One eastbound lane and the on and off ramps will close on I-20 between Almon Road and Ga. 12/U.S. 278 continuously from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.

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I-285

· One lane will close on the westbound ramp to I-85 northbound from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for concrete rehabilitation work.

· On the southwest side, two westbound collector-distributor lanes will close at the I-85 interchange. One lane will close eastbound and one lane will close on the eastbound collector-distributor lanes at the I-75 interchange from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.

· Two northbound lanes to close between Ga. 8/Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway and South Atlanta Road and two southbound lanes will close between the I-85 interchange and Washington Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.

· Up to three northbound and three southbound lanes will close between Chamblee Tucker Road and the I-20 interchange from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for corrective striping work.

State routes, highways and surface streets

· Rolling lane closures on Ga. 400 will require one northbound and one southbound lane to close between Lenox Road and Ga. 140/Holcomb Bridge Road nightly from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for striping.

· One lane will close on Dawson Boulevard (the I-85 access road) between the Tom Moreland Interchange (Spaghetti Junction) and Pleasant Hill Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.

· On Atlanta Road over I-285, one eastbound and one westbound lane will close from 9 p.m. Friday to 12 p.m. Saturday.

· One lane will close at the intersection of Ga. 237/Piedmont Road and Habersham Road from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

· One lane will close on Ga. 155/Candler Road between McAfee Road and Memorial Drive from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday for striping.

· Striping work will require various lane closure on Ga. 54/Jonesboro Road between Citizens Parkway and Oxford Drive from 9 a.m. to 5 a.m. Monday.

· On Ga. 166/Campbellton Road/Langford Parkway, one eastbound lane and one westbound lane will close between Barge Road and Sylvan Road nightly from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.

· One lane will close on Ga. 279/Old National Highway from the Fayette County line to Ga. 14/US 29/Roosevelt Highway from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.