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I 85 Express Lane Project

Monday, August 15, 2011

Nightly Lane Closures Planned on I-85 This Week

Work will require triple lane closures and traffic pacing overnights Wednesday through Saturday.

Construction of the new Express Lane System along Interstate 85 continues. As weather permits, lane closures are scheduled to occur overnights only next week on the I-85 Express Lanes project in DeKalb and Gwinnett counties. Work will require triple lane closures and traffic pacing overnights Wednesday through Saturday, the Georgia Department of Transportation announced. The work plan requires nightly lane closures northbound and southbound. High Occupancy Vehicle lane or left lane will close overnight at these locations. Northbound lane closures will begin at 10 p.m. and continue overnight to 5 a.m. the next day. Southbound lane closures will begin at 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day.  This work is being done to install and test the conduit…

Monday, July 25, 2011

This Week's Work Plan for I-85 Express Lane Project

Daytime, overnight and weekend work continues through Saturday. Sign installation nearly complete.

Construction of the new Express Lane System along Interstate 85 continues. Lane closures are scheduled to occur during the day and overnight on the project in DeKalb and Gwinnett counties, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. Installation of overhead signage is almost complete. Daytime work will occur this week. Work hours northbound are from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and southbound work hours at from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. between peak commute hours. Two work zones will occur daily as weather permits this week. This is the only daytime work scheduled for this week. The work plan requires nightly lane closures southbound only. Southbound lane closures will begin at 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day. Lane closures will occur on SR 316 …

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