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01/02/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/02/2026 21:46

Weekly Lane Closure Advisory on the I-285/I-20 East Interchange Project

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For Immediate Release
January 2, 2026
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DeKalb County...
Lane Closure Advisory for the I-285/I-20 East Interchange Project
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, January 2, 2026, through Friday, January 9, 2026.

DAYTIME CLOSURES:
Friday, January 2, through Friday, January 9, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • I-20 Eastbound: Single, right- or left-lane and shoulder closure from Wesley Chapel Road (MM 69.5) to Panola Road (MM 71.3)
  • I-20 Eastbound: Single, right- or left- lane and shoulder closure from Columbia Drive (MM 66.8) to Wesley Chapel Road (MM 69.5)
  • I-20 Eastbound (connecting lanes or CD lanes): Single, right- or left-lane and shoulder closure from I-285 Interchange (MM 67.3) to Wesley Chapel Road (MM 69.5)

Friday, January 2, through Friday, January 9from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Hillandale Drive at DeKalb Medical Parkway: Flagging Operation

Friday, January 2, through Friday, January 9, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Miller Road over I-20: Flagging Operation

OVERNIGHT CLOSURES AND TRAFFIC PACING:
Friday, January 2, through Friday, January 9, from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • I-20 Eastbound to I-285 Northbound single to double, right- or left-lane, left- and right-lane closure
  • I-20 Eastbound: Single, right-lane closure on Wesley Chapel off ramp
  • I-20 Eastbound: Single to double, right- or left-lane closure from Panola Road (MM 71.3)to Fairington Road Overpass

Friday, January 2, through Friday, January 9, from 8p.m. to 5 a.m.
  • I-285 Southbound: Single to double, left- or right-lane closure from Interchange to Columbia Drive
  • I-285 Southbound: Single to double, right-lane and shoulder closures from Glenwood to Interchange
  • I-285 Northbound: Single to double, left- or right-lanes and shoulder closure from Columbia to Interchange
  • I-285 Northbound: Single to double, left- or right-lanes and shoulder closure from Interchange to Glenwood

Friday, January 2, through Friday, January 9, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
  • I-20 Westbound: Single to double, left-lane closure from Wesley Chapel Road (MM 69.5) to Columbia Drive (MM 66.8)
  • 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)
  • I-20 Westbound: Single to double, right- or left-lane closure from Fairington Road Overpass to Panola Road (MM 71.3)
Activity Start Date End Date Times
I-20 Westbound
  • I-20 from Panola Road to Wesley Chapel Road
Single to double, right- or left-lane and shoulder closures January 2 January 9 9 p.m. - 5 a.m.
  • I-20 from Wesley Chapel to Columbia Drive
Single to double, left-lane closure January 2 January 9 9 p.m. - 5 a.m.
  • I-20 Westbound closure from Fairington Road Overpass to Panola Road (MM 71.3)
Single to double, right- or left-lane January 2 January 9 9 p.m. - 5 a.m.
I-20 Eastbound
  • I-20 from Wesley Chapel Road to the Panola Road
Single, right-lane and shoulder closure January 2 January 9 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
  • I-20 connecting (CD) lanes from the I-285 Interchange to Wesley Chapel Road
Single, right-lane and shoulder closure January 2 January 9 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
  • I-20 from Columbia Drive to Wesley Chapel
Single, right- or left-lane and closure January 2 January 9 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
  • I-20 from Wesley Chapel Road to Panola Road
Single to double, right-or left-lane and shoulder closure January 2 January 9 7 p.m. - 5 a.m.
  • I-20 connecting (CD) lanes from the I-285 Interchange to Wesley Chapel Road
Single to double, right- or left-lane and shoulder closure January 2 January 9 7 p.m. - 5 a.m.
  • I-20 Columbia Drive to Wesley Chapel Road
Single to double, right- and left-lane and shoulder closure January 2 January 9 7 p.m. - 5 a.m.
  • I-20 From Wesley Chapel Road to Panola Road
Traffic shift in all eastbound lanes January 2 January 9 7 p.m. - 5 a.m.
  • I-20 Eastbound to I-285 Northbound
Single to double, right or left lane, left-and right lane closures January 2 January 9 7 p.m. - 5 a.m.
  • I-20 Eastbound closure on Wesley Chapel off ramp
Single, right-lane closure January 2 January 9 8 p.m. - 5 a.m.
  • I-20 Eastbound closure from Panola Road (MM 71.3)to Fairington Road Overpass
Single to double, right- or left-lane January 2 January 9 7 p.m. - 5 a.m.
I-285 Southbound
  • I-285 Southbound from Interchange to Columbia Drive
Single to double, left- or right-lane closure January 2 January 9
8 p.m. - 5 a.m.
  • From Glenwood Road to the I-20 Interchange
Single to double, and right-lane and shoulder closures January 2 January 9 8 p.m. - 5 a.m.
I-285 Northbound
  • From Columbia Drive to the I-20 Interchange
Single to double, left- or right-lanes and shoulder closure January 2 January 9 8 p.m. - 5 a.m.
  • From Interchange to Glenwood
Single to double, left- or right-lanes and shoulder closure January 2 January 9
8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Flagging Operation
Miller Road over I-20 Flagging Operation January 2 January 9 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Hillandale Drive at DeKalb Medical Parkway Flagging Operation January 2 January 9 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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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