The interstate closure began Friday evening and continues through 5 a.m. Monday, GDOT said.
Officials plan to close a portion of I-285, shown here just before the Cascade Road exit, in both directions for construction work from 7 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)
A normally busy section of I-285 is closed for roadwork, detouring metro Atlanta motorists and leaving a westside stretch of the Perimeter eerily empty this weekend.
The closure will continue through 5 a.m. Monday, the Georgia Department of Transportation previously announced.
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A detour sign directs I-20 eastbound traffic as motorists maneuver around an I-285 closure on Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Cassidy Alexander/AJC)
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A view from the Georgia Department of Transportation camera of I-285 near Benjamin E. Mays Drive shows construction work on the morning of Saturday, May 16, 2026. (GDOT)
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