I-85 Sign Installation Continues for HOT Lanes

As weather permits, lane closures will continue in Gwinnett and DeKalb counties next week along Interstate 85 due to construction of the overhead signage on the new High Occupancy Toll lanes.

According to a press release from the Georgia Department of Transportation, traffic pacing can only occur in that night’s work zone between 12 a.m. and 4 a.m. Below is the work plan for the upcoming week, released by GDOT, for the necessary work on the more than 60 new signs required for the project. Daytime work will occur on the northbound lanes from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on the southbound lanes from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., so as to avoid disruption during peak traveling times.

Monday, June 13th  work will occur on I-85 south only closing the left lane or High Occupancy Vehicle lane from the New Center Way overpass to Indian Trail Road.

Tuesday, June 14th work will occur on I-85 north and south closing the left lane or HOV lane from the north of the Dawson Blvd overpass to Northcrest Road.

Wednesday,June 15th work will occur on I-85 south only closing the left lane or HOV lane from Old Peachtree Road to SR 317/Lawrenceville Suwanee Road.

Thursday, June 16th work will occur on I-85 north and south closing the left lane or HOV lane from Sugarloaf Parkway to Old Peachtree Road.                                 

Friday, June 17th work will occur on I-85 north only closing the left lane or HOV lane from Sugarloaf Parkway to Old Peachtree Road.

Nighttime closures will occur in both the north and south bound inside or High Occupancy Vehicle lanes. The northbound lanes will close from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the following day and southbound lanes will close from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. as weather permits. Up to three lanes will be closed nightly, but these triple lane closures will only occur after midnight. Traffic will be paced one to three times as needed for that night’s work between 12 a.m. and 4 a.m. for the installation of new signs.

Sunday, June 12th work will occur along the median wall for the installation of new signage from south of Chamblee Tucker Road to north of Northcrest Road. A second work zone will close the HOV lane of I-85 north only from south of SR 140/Jimmy Carter Blvd to SR 378/Beaver Ruin Road.                                     

Monday, June 13th work will occur along the median wall for the installation of new signage from one mile south of SR 140/Jimmy Carter Blvd tone mile north of SR 140?Jimmy Carter Blvd. A second work zone will close the HOV lane of I-85 south only from I-285 to Chamblee Tucker Road.                                            

Tuesday, June 14th work is planned along the median wall for the installation of new signage from Indian Trail Road to SR 378/Beaver Ruin Road. A second work zone will be in place along SR 315 west only from I-85 to Sugarloaf Parkway.

Wednesday, June 15th work is planned along the median wall for the installation of new signage from the Old Norcross overpass to the Boggs Road overpass. A second work zone for I-85 south only from Boggs Road to north of Old Peachtree Road.                                                                                                                          

Thursday, June 16th work is planned for the installation of new signage on SR 316 west only from I-85 to Sugarloaf Parkway . A second work zone along I-85 south only from Boggs Road to SR 120/Duluth Highway. The existing HOV lanes on Interstate 85 will continue in operation allowing vehicles with two or more people, motorcycles and alternate fuel vehicles to use the lanes until the Express Lane System is opened.

Visit www.georgiatolls.com for additional information. The I-85 Express Lanes Project includes installation of 16 miles of fiber and signage along I-85 between Chamblee Tucker Road and Old Peachtree Road and along State Route 316 between I-85 and Riverside Parkway.

When completed, registered transit buses, motorcycles, alternative fueled vehicles and vehicles with three or more passengers will be allowed to use the inside HOT lane for free, while single- and double-occupant vehicles will be allowed to use the lane if they choose to pay a variably priced toll.