The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) has announced a series of temporary lane closures on the I-285/I-20 East Interchange as part of an ongoing reconstruction project. The closures, which are dependent on weather conditions, will affect various sections of I-20 and I-285 from Friday, November 21 through Tuesday, November 25, 2025.
According to the Georgia DOT, the project aims to rebuild system-to-system ramps at the interchange and add collector-distributor lanes and auxiliary lanes along I-20 east of the interchange and I-285 north of the interchange.
Daytime lane closures will take place on I-20 eastbound between Columbia Drive and Panola Road, including connecting lanes from the I-285 Interchange to Wesley Chapel Road. These closures are scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Flagging operations will also occur on Hillandale Drive at DeKalb Medical Parkway and Miller Road over I-20 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Overnight work is planned from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., affecting both eastbound and westbound directions on I-20 with single or double lane closures in several segments. Additional overnight closures are set for portions of I-285 northbound and southbound near Columbia Drive, Glenwood Road, and the interchange area.
No construction activities that restrict or interfere with traffic will be conducted during Thanksgiving Day holiday work restrictions, which begin Wednesday, November 26 at 5 a.m. and continue until Monday, December 1 at 10 p.m.
All scheduled activities are subject to change depending on weather conditions or other unforeseen circumstances.
“Weather permitting, the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) construction partners will temporarily close interstate lanes at the locations below for the I-285/I-20 East Interchange project. The project will reconstruct the interstate system-to-system ramps at the I-285/I-20 East Interchange and add a combination of collector-distributor (CD), or connecting lanes, and auxiliary lanes along I-20 east of the interchange and I-285 north of the interchange.”
###
