The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) has announced temporary lane closures and traffic pacing operations on the I-285/I-20 East Interchange project. The work is scheduled to take place from Friday, September 5, through Friday, September 12, 2025, weather permitting.
The project aims to reconstruct the system-to-system ramps at the I-285/I-20 East Interchange. It will also add a combination of collector-distributor lanes and auxiliary lanes along I-20 east of the interchange and I-285 north of the interchange.
During daytime hours from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., single lane and shoulder closures are planned for multiple sections of I-20 eastbound, including stretches from Wesley Chapel Road to Panola Road, Columbia Drive to Wesley Chapel Road, and connecting lanes between the I-285 Interchange and Wesley Chapel Road. Additional traffic pacing operations will occur between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on eastbound lanes from Columbia Drive to Panola Road and on ramps connecting to I-285 northbound and southbound. Traffic pacing will also take place on I-285 northbound from Columbia Drive to Glenwood Road and southbound from Glenwood Road to Columbia Drive between 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Flagging operations are scheduled for Hillandale Drive at DeKalb Medical Parkway and Miller Road Bridge over I-20 during daytime hours.
Overnight work is set for various segments with lane closures on both eastbound and westbound sides of I-20 as well as northbound and southbound directions of I-285. These closures will generally run from evening into early morning hours, affecting areas such as Panola Road, Wesley Chapel Road, Columbia Drive, Glenwood Road, entrance ramps, off ramps, and collector-distributor lanes.
Georgia DOT advises motorists in the affected areas to expect delays due to these activities. The department encourages drivers to be cautious when traveling through construction zones.
Anyone with questions or concerns regarding the project can contact Georgia DOT by email at eastinterchange@dot.ga.gov.
