GDOT reschedules closure of I-285 in metro Atlanta

ATLANTA — A planned full closure of Interstate 285 in west metro Atlanta has been rescheduled after Georgia Department of Transportation officials said weather prevented crews from moving forward with last weekend.

All northbound and southbound lanes on I-285 are scheduled to shut down between State Route 139/Martin Luther King Jr. Drive (Exit 9) and Cascade Road (Exit 7) in Fulton County beginning Friday, May 15 at 7 p.m. It is expected to remain in place through Monday, May 18 at 5 a.m. while contractor crews rebuild a deteriorating section of the interstate, according to GDOT officials.

It is expected to remain in place through Monday, May 18 at 5 a.m. while contractor crews rebuild a deteriorating section of the interstate, according to GDOT officials…

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