Coming back into town from the Democratic National Convention?
You may want to fly instead.
Delays on I-20 and the work on the express lanes may make you wish you were a part of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport's 101 million (and growing) fliers.
There are a few bright spots. There should be no traffic delays along Ga. 400.
The Downtown Connector resurfacing project will also take a small break this weekend, but here are other trouble spots:
Northwest Corridor Express Lanes
I-75
One southbound lane will close between South Marietta Parkway and Delk Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday.
Drivers along North Marietta Parkway and the I-575 interchange will have to slow speeds between 5 mph and 10 mph. The traffic pace will take place on the northbound lanes from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday and will allow contractors to work across the interstate lanes.
Two northbound lanes will close between the Canton Road Connector and the I-575 interchange from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday.
One northbound lane will close between Chastain Road and Alabama Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday.
One southbound lane will close between Windy Hill Road and Cumberland Boulevard from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday.
Three lanes will close on the I-75 southbound ramp to I-285 from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday.
Drivers on the I-75 southbound ramp to I-285 westbound will have to slow their speeds between 5 mph and 10 mph. The traffic pace will take place from 11 p.m. Friday to 3 a.m. Saturday and will allow contractors to work across the interstate lanes.
I-575
One southbound lane will close between Towne Lake Parkway and Ridgewalk Parkway from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday.
South Metro Express Lanes
I-75
One southbound lane will close a mile before Hudson Bridge Road and Jonesboro Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday. Drivers will slow speeds between 5 mph and 10 mph to allow contractors to work across interstate lanes.
One southbound lane will close between Jonesboro Road and Hampton Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday. Drivers will slow speeds between 5 mph and 10 mph to allow contractors to work across interstate lanes.
One northbound lane will close between Jonesboro Road and Hudson Bridge Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday.
One southbound lane will close a mile before and at Hudson Bridge Road from 9 p.m. Saturday to 7 a.m. Sunday.
One westbound lane will close at Willow Lane along Hampton Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday.
One lane will close at Industrial Boulevard along North McDonough Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday.
I-285
The northbound and southbound on-ramps will close at the Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway exit nonstop from 9 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday.
I-20
Two westbound lanes will close between the Downtown Connector interchange and Hamilton E. Holmes Drive nonstop from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.
Three westbound lanes will close between McDaniel Street and Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard nonstop from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.
Two eastbound lanes will close between Fulton Industrial Boulevard and the I-285 interchange from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 p.m. Saturday. The closure will allow crews to restripe the roadway.
One eastbound lane and shoulder will close between Hamilton E. Holmes Drive and Langhorn Street from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday.
Two eastbound lanes and shoulder will close between Langhorn Street and the Downtown Connector interchange from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.
The following ramps will close for up to three hours between 9 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday for resurfacing:
- I-20 on-ramp from Lee Street
- I-20 on-ramp from Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard
- I-20 off-ramp to Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard
- I-20 on-ramp from Sells Avenue
The following ramps will close for up to three hours from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday for resurfacing:
- I-20 on-ramp from Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
- I-20 off-ramp to Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
- I-20 on-ramp from Hamilton E. Holmes Drive
Downtown Connector
One lane will close on the I-75/I-85 northbound exit ramp to Fulton Street and Central Avenue near Georgia State University from 9 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Saturday for resurfacing.
I-75
One southbound lane and shoulder will close between Forest Parkway and Tara Boulevard from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday for resurfacing.
One lane will close on the I-75 northbound entrance ramp from Forest Parkway nightly from 9 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday and from 9 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday for resurfacing.
I-85
Two northbound lanes will close between Riverdale Road and Virginia Avenue from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday. The lanes will close again from 9 p.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Sunday. The lanes will close a final time from 9 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday.
Other State Routes
On Lavista Road, one southbound lane will close between I-285 and Briarcliff Road from 8 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday.
On Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, one northbound and one southbound lane will close between North Shallowford Road and Club Drive from 8 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Saturday and from 8 p.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday.
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