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, March 20, 2026, through Friday, March 27, 2026.
DAYTIME CLOSURES:
Friday, March 20, through Friday, March 27, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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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 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 Panola Road (MM 71.4) to Fairington Road (MM 72.8)
Friday, March 20, through Friday, March 27, from9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Hillandale Drive at DeKalb Medical Parkway: Flagging operation
Friday, March 20, through Friday, March 27, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Miller Road over I-20: Flagging operation
Friday, March 20, through Friday, March 27from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Chupp Way at Fairington Road: Flagging operation
OVERNIGHT CLOSURES AND TRAFFIC PACING:
Friday, March 20, through Friday, March 27, from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.
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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 (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 Columbia Drive (MM 66.8) to Wesley Chapel Road (MM 69.5)
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I-20 Eastbound to I-285 Northbound single to double, right- or left-lane, left- and right-lane closure
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I-20 Eastbound: Single, right-lane closure on Wesley Chapel off-ramp
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I-20 Eastbound: Single to double, right- or left-lane closure from Panola Road (MM 71.3) to Fairington Road Overpass
Friday, March 20, through Friday, March 27, from 8p.m. to 5 a.m.
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I-285 Southbound: Single to double, left- or right-lane closure from interchange to Columbia Drive
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I-285 Southbound: Single to double, right-lane and shoulder closures from Glenwood to interchange
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I-285 Northbound: Single to double, left- or right-lanes and shoulder closure from Columbia to interchange
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I-285 Northbound: Single to double, left- or right-lanes and shoulder closure from interchange to Glenwood
Friday, March 20, through Friday, March 27, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
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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)
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I-20 Westbound: Alternating, single, 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, right- or left-lane closure from Fairington Road Overpass to Panola Road (MM 71.3)
Traffic Shifts:
Friday, March 27, through Sunday, March 29, from 9 p.m. to 11 a.m.
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I-20 Eastbound: Traffic shift from the Snapfinger Creek bridge to the Fairington Road overpass
Tuesday, March 24, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
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Panola Road entrance ramp to I-20 Eastbound: Traffic shift
Friday Night, March 27 through Saturday, March 28, from 8 p.m. to 11 a.m.
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Panola Road exit ramp from I-20 Eastbound: Temporary closure. Traffic will be directed to the Evans Mill exit ramp and guided onto I-20 westbound to access Panola 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 Westbound
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I-20 from Panola Road to Wesley Chapel Road
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Single to double, right- or left-lane and shoulder closures
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March 20
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March 27
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9 p.m. - 5 a.m.
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I-20 from Wesley Chapel to Columbia Drive
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Single to double, left-lane closure
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March 20
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March 27
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9 p.m. - 5 a.m.
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I-20 Westbound closure from Fairington Road Overpass to Panola Road (MM 71.3)
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Single to double, right or left-lane closure
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March 20
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March 27
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9 p.m. - 5 a.m.
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I-20 Eastbound
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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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March 20
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March 27
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9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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I-20 connecting (CD) lanes from the I-285 Interchange to Wesley Chapel Road
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Single, right-lane and shoulder closure
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March 20
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March 27
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9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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I-20 from Columbia Drive to Wesley Chapel
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Single, right- or left-lane and shoulder closure
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March 20
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March 27
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9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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I-20 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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March 20
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March 27
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7 p.m. - 5 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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March 20
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March 27
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7 p.m. - 5 a.m.
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I-20 Columbia Drive to Wesley Chapel Road
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Single to double, right- and left-lane and shoulder closure
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March 20
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March 27
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7 p.m. - 5 a.m.
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I-20 From Wesley Chapel Road to Panola Road
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Traffic shift in all eastbound lanes
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March 20
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March 27
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7 p.m. - 5 a.m.
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I-20 Eastbound to I-285 Northbound
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Single to double, right or left lane, left- and right-lane closures
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March 20
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March 27
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7 p.m. - 5 a.m.
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I-20 Eastbound exit ramp to Panola Rd closure/detour
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Exit ramp to Panola Rd closure/
detour
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March 20
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March 22
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8 p.m.- 5 a.m.
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I-20 Eastbound closure on Wesley Chapel off-ramp
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Single, right-lane closure
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March 20
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March 27
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8 p.m. - 5 a.m.
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I-20 Eastbound closure from Panola Road (MM 71.3) to Fairington Road Overpass
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Single to double, right or left-lane closure
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March 20
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March 27
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7 p.m. - 5 a.m.
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I-20 Eastbound from Snapfinger creek bridge to the Fairington Rd overpass
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Traffic shift at Panola entrance ramp
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March 20
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March 22
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9 p.m.- 11 a.m.
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I-285 Southbound
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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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March 20
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March 27
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8 p.m. - 5 a.m.
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From Glenwood Road to the I-20 Interchange
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Single to double, and right-lane and shoulder closures
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March 20
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March 27
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8 p.m. - 5 a.m.
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I-285 Northbound
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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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March 20
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March 27
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8 p.m. - 5 a.m.
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From interchange to Glenwood
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Single to double, left or right lanes and shoulder closure
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March 20
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March 27
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8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
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Flagging Operation
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Miller Road over I-20
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Flagging operation
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March 20
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March 27
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9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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Hillandale Drive at DeKalb Medical Parkway
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Flagging operation
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March 20
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March 27
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9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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Chupp Road
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Flagging operation
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March 20
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March 27
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9 a.m. - 4 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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