Section of I-285 closes for construction this weekend

Drivers beware: All lanes of a section of Interstate 285 in Cobb County and Atlanta are closing for construction this weekend.

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Georgia Department of Transportation will have its work crews out to rebuild and repave the interstate. The closure is planned from 7 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday.

The northbound closure will stretch between South Atlanta Road (exit 16) and State Route 280/South Cobb Drive (exit 15), while GDOT will close three miles southbound between Paces Ferry Road (exit 18) and South Cobb Drive (exit 15).

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Expect major delays and disruptions in the area. Drivers should detour using Interstate 75, the downtown connector and Interstate 20.

The construction is part of an ongoing project to rebuild and repave the westside portion of I-285.

GDOT has scheduled dozens of full weekend closures over the next three years to complete the roadwork.

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