The Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) has announced a series of temporary lane closures as part of ongoing construction on the I-285/I-20 East Interchange project. The closures are scheduled to take place from Friday, February 20, through Friday, February 27, 2026, and are dependent on weather conditions.
The project involves reconstructing the interstate ramps at the I-285/I-20 East Interchange and adding new 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., there will be single right or left-lane and shoulder closures on I-20 eastbound between Wesley Chapel Road and Panola Road, Columbia Drive to Wesley Chapel Road, and Panola Road to Fairington Road. Additional flagging operations will occur at Hillandale Drive at DeKalb Medical Parkway and Miller Road over I-20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Overnight work is planned from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., with single to double lane and shoulder closures affecting multiple segments of I-20 eastbound including between Wesley Chapel Road and Panola Road, connecting lanes from the I-285 Interchange to Wesley Chapel Road, Columbia Drive to Wesley Chapel Road, and Panola Road to Fairington Road overpass. There will also be lane closures on ramps connecting I-20 eastbound to I-285 northbound and on the Wesley Chapel off-ramp.
I-285 southbound will see single to double lane closures from the interchange to Columbia Drive and from Glenwood Road to the interchange between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. Northbound lanes will have similar closures between Columbia Drive and the interchange as well as from the interchange to Glenwood during overnight hours.
Westbound traffic on I-20 will experience alternating single left or right-lane closures between Panola Road, Wesley Chapel Road, Columbia Drive, and Fairington Road overpass during night hours from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Residents who have questions or concerns about these changes can contact Georgia DOT at eastinterchange@dot.ga.gov.
