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04/25/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/26/2025 17:18

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

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For Immediate Release
April 25, 2025
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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, 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, April 25, through Friday, May 2, 2025.
DAYTIME CLOSURES:
Friday, April 25, through Friday, May 2, 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, April 25, through Friday, May 2, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Snapfinger Road under I-285 overpass flagging operation

Friday, April 25, through Friday, May 2, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Miller Road between Panola Industrial Boulevard and Chatooga Drive: flagging operations

OVERNIGHT CLOSURES AND TRAFFIC PACING:
Friday, April 25, through Friday, May 2, 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)

Friday, April 25, through Friday, May 2, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.
  • I-285 Southbound: Single to double, right-lane and shoulder closures from Glenwood to Interchange
  • I-285 Northbound: Single, left-lane and shoulder closure from Columbia to Interchange

Friday, April 25, through Friday, May 2, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
  • I-20 Westbound: Single to double, right- or left-lane and shoulder closure from Panola Road (MM 71.3) to Wesley Chapel Road (MM 69.5)
  • I-20 Westbound: Single to double, left-lane closure from Wesley Chapel Road (MM 69.5) to Columbia Drive (MM 66.8)

Friday, April 25, through Friday, May 2, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
  • 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 Eastbound: Alternating, single, left- and right-lane and shoulder closures from Wesley Chapel Road (MM 68.5) to Panola Road (MM 71.4)

Friday, April 25, through Friday, May 2, from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Traffic Pacing Operations:
  • I-20 Westbound from Wesley Chapel Road (Exit 68) to Columbia Drive (Exit 66)
  • I-20 Eastbound and Westbound from I-285 Interchange (MM 67.3) to Panola Road (MM 71.3), including the westbound entrance ramp from Wesley Chapel Road (Exit 68)

CLOSURES AND DETOURS:
Friday, April 25, through Monday, April 28, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
  • Partial closure of DeKalb Medical Parkway from Hillandale Drive to the northern entrance of Emory Hillandale Hospital
  • Miller Road Bridge over I-20 will remain closed until approximately September 2025 (click herefor details on the detour)

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 closure
April 25 May 2 9 p.m. - 5 a.m.
  • I-20 from Panola Road to Wesley Chapel Road
Alternating, single, left- and right-lane and shoulder
closures
April 25 May 2 9 p.m. - 5 a.m.
  • I-20 from Wesley Chapel to Columbia Drive
Single to double, left-
lane closure
April 25 May 2 9 p.m. - 5 a.m.
  • I-20 from Panola Road to the I-285 Interchange, including Wesley Chapel entrance ramp
Traffic pacing operation April 25 May 2 9 p.m. - 5 a.m.
  • I-20 westbound Wesley Chapel Road to Columbia Drive
Traffic pacing operation April 25 May 2 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
April 25 May 2 9 p.m. - 5 a.m.
  • I-20 connecting (CD) lanes from the I-285 Interchange to Wesley Chapel Road
Single, right- lane and shoulder
closure
April 25 May 2 9 p.m. - 5 a.m.
  • I-20 from Columbia Drive to Wesley Chapel
Single, right- or
left-lane and closure
April 25 May 2 9 p.m. - 5 a.m.
  • I-20 from Wesley Chapel Road to Panola Road
Single to double, right- or left-lane and shoulder
closure
April 25 May 2 9 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
April 25 May 2 9 p.m. - 5 a.m.
  • I-20 Columbia Drive to Wesley Chapel Road
Single to double, right- and left-lane
and shoulder closure
April 25 May 2 9 p.m. - 5 a.m.
  • I-20 From Wesley Chapel Road to Panola Road
Traffic shift in
all eastbound lanes
April 25 May 2 9 p.m. - 12 p.m.
I-285 Southbound
  • From Glenwood Road to the I-20 Interchange
Single to Double, and right-lane and shoulder closures April 25 May 2 9 p.m. - 5 a.m.
I-285 Northbound
  • From Columbia Drive to the I-20 Interchange
Single, left- lane and
shoulder closure
April 25 May 2 9 p.m. - 5 a.m.
  • I-20 from Wesley Chapel Road to Panola Road
Alternating, single, left- and right-lane and shoulder
closure
April 25 May 2 9 p.m. - 6 a.m.
Pacing
  • I-20 from the I-285
Interchange to Panola Road
Traffic pacing operation April 25 May 2 9 p.m. - 5 a.m.
Flagging
Miller Road Flagging operation April 25 9/2025 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Snapfinger Road under the overpass Flagging operation April 25 May 2 9 p.m. - 5 a.m.
Detour
Miller Road Bridge
Miller Road Bridge over I-20 will be closed for
approximately 8 months
Continuous closure with detour 1/7/25 9/2025 Continuous
DeKalb Medical Parkway from Hillandale Road to the northern entrance of Emory Hillandale Hospital Continuous, closure with detour 4/25/25 4/28/25 Continuous

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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