What: 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.
Where/When: Traffic impacts on the I-285/I-20 Interchange project from Friday, August 28, 2026, through Friday, September 4, 2026.
Friday, September 4, 12 p.m. through Tuesday, September 8, 10 p.m.
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For the Labor Day holiday, Georgia DOT restricts lane closures that further impact travel. Restrictions will be in place from Friday, September 4, 12 p.m. through Tuesday, September 8, 10 p.m.
DAYTIME CLOSURES:
Friday, August 28, through Friday, September 4, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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I-20 Eastbound: Single, right- or left-lane and shoulder closure from Columbia Drive (MM 66.8) to Wesley Chapel Road (MM 69.5)
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I-20 Eastbound: Single, right- or left-lane and shoulder closure from Wesley Chapel Road (MM 69.5) to Panola Road (MM 71.3)
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I-20 Eastbound: Single, right- or left-lane and shoulder closure from Panola Road (MM 71.4) to Fairington Road (MM 72.8)
Friday, August 28, through Friday, September 4, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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Miller Road over I-20: Flagging operation
Friday, August 28, through Friday, September 4, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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Chupp Way at Fairington Road: Flagging operation
OVERNIGHT CLOSURES AND TRAFFIC PACING:
Friday, August 28, through Thursday, September 3, from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.
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I-20 Eastbound: Single to double, right- or left-lane and shoulder closure from Columbia Drive (MM 66.8) to Wesley Chapel Road (MM 69.5)
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I-20 Eastbound (connecting lanes or CD lanes): Single to double, right- or left-lane and shoulder closure from I-285 Interchange (MM 67.3) to Wesley Chapel Road (MM 69.5)
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I-20 Eastbound: Single to double, right- or left-lane and shoulder closure from Wesley Chapel Road (MM 69.5) to Panola Road (MM 71.3)
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I-20 Eastbound to I-285 Northbound: Single, right- or left-lane closure
Friday, August 28, through Thursday, September 3, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
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I-285 Southbound: Single to double, right-lane and shoulder closures from Glenwood Road (MM 44.5) to interchange (MM 45.5)
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I-285 Southbound: Single to double, left- or right-lane closure from interchange (MM 46.5) to Columbia Drive (MM 47.4)
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I-285 Northbound: Single to double, left- or right-lanes and shoulder closure from interchange (MM 44.4) to Glenwood Road (MM 44.5)
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I-285 Northbound: Single to double, left- or right-lanes and shoulder closure from Columbia Drive (MM 47.2) to interchange (MM 47.4)
Friday, August 28, through Thursday, September 3, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
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I-20 Westbound: Single to double, right- or left-lane closure from Fairington Road overpass to Panola Road (MM 71.3)
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I-20 Westbound: Alternating, single to double, left- and right-lane and shoulder closure from Panola Road (MM 71.4) to Wesley Chapel Road (MM 68.5)
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I-20 Westbound: Single to double, left-lane closure from Wesley Chapel Road (MM 69.5) to Columbia Drive (MM 66.8)
Ramp Closure:
Friday, August 28, through Thursday, September 3, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
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I-20 Eastbound to Wesley Chapel Road exit ramp: Temporary closure. Traffic will be directed to the Panola Road exit ramp onto I-20 westbound to access Wesley Chapel Road.
Weekend Continuous Lane Closure:
Friday, August 28, 9 p.m. through Monday, August 31, 5 a.m.
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I-20 Westbound: Continuous closure of two alternating lanes on I-20 WB between Fairington Road and Wesley Chapel Road
Weekend Continuous Lane Closure:
Friday, August 28, 7 p.m. through Monday, August 31, 6 a.m.
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I-20 Eastbound: Continuous closure of two alternating lanes on I-20 EB between Columbia Drive and Wesley Chapel Road
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Activity
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Start Date
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End Date
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Times
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I-20 Eastbound
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I-20 from Columbia Drive to Wesley Chapel Road
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Single, right- or left-lane and shoulder closure
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August 28
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September 4
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9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
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I-20 from Wesley Chapel Road to the Panola Road
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Single, right-lane and shoulder closure
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August 28
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September 4
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9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
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I-20 from Panola Road to Fairington Road
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Single, right- or left-lane and shoulder closure
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August 28
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September 4
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9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
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I-20 from Columbia Drive to Wesley Chapel Road
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Single to double, right- or left-lane and shoulder closure
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August 28
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September 3
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7 p.m. - 6 a.m.
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I-20 connecting (CD) lanes from the I-285 Interchange to Wesley Chapel Road
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Single to double, right- or left-lane
and shoulder closure
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August 28
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September 3
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7 p.m. - 6 a.m.
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I-20 Eastbound from Wesley Chapel Road to Panola Road
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Single to double, right- or left-lane and shoulder closure
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August 28
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September 3
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7 p.m. - 6 a.m.
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I-20 Eastbound to I-285 Northbound
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Single, right- or left-lane closure
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August 28
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September 3
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7 p.m. - 6 a.m.
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I-20 Eastbound to Wesley Chapel Road exit ramp
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Ramp closure
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August 28
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September 3
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8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
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I-285 Southbound
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I-285 Southbound from Glenwood Road to interchange
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Single to double, and right-lane and shoulder closures;
Single to double, left- or right-lane closure
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August 28
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September 3
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8 p.m. - 6 a.m.
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I-285 Southbound from interchange to Columbia Drive
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Single to double, left- or right-lane closure
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August 28
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September 3
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8 p.m. - 6 a.m.
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I-285 Northbound
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I-285 Northbound from interchange to Glenwood Road
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Single to double, left- or right-lanes and shoulder closure
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August 28
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September 3
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8 p.m. - 6 a.m.
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I-285 Northbound from Columbia Drive to the I-20 interchange
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Single to double, left- or right-lanes and shoulder closure
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August 28
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September 3
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8 p.m. - 6 a.m.
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I-20 Westbound
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I-20 from Fairington Road overpass to Panola Road
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Single to double, right- or left-lane closure
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August 28
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September 3
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9 p.m. - 6 a.m.
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I-20 from Panola Road to Wesley Chapel Road
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Single to double, left- or right-lanes and shoulder closure
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August 28
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September 3
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9 p.m. - 6 a.m.
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I-20 from Wesley Chapel Road to Columbia Drive
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Single to double, right- or left-lane closure
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August 28
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September 3
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9 p.m. - 6 a.m.
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I-20 Westbound from Fairington Road to Wesley Chapel Road
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Alternating, double, right- or left-lane closure
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August 28
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September 3
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9 p.m. - 5 a.m.
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Flagging Operation
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Flagging operation
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August 28
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September 4
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9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
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Flagging operation
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August 28
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September 4
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9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
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Advisory: Exact time may change due to weather conditions. Motorists are advised to expect delays, exercise caution, and reduce their speed while traveling through work zones, stay alert, and watch for workers. Before heading out, get real-time information on work status and traffic conditions. Call 511, visit 511ga.org, or download the Georgia 511 app.
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