ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Transportation is suspending all lane closures on Georgia interstates and state routes for Labor Day weekend. The suspension will start Friday at 12 p.m. and continue until 5 a.m. on Tuesday.
While there is a temporary pause, GDOT says travelers should still be careful out on the roads. They also are sharing the times when you could see the heaviest congestion this weekend.
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GDOT analyzed travel data from 2024 to predict traffic patterns. In metro Atlanta, drivers should anticipate the heaviest traffic on Friday and Saturday from 12 to 8 p.m.
Traffic is predicted to be normal to light from Saturday through Monday, with a return to heavier traffic on Tuesday, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
GDOT also shared which interstates are expected to have the lightest or heaviest traffic.
- I-75 is predicted to have moderate congestion southbound and northbound out of Atlanta into Stockbridge.
- I-85 and I-185 are predicted to have light congestion in West Georgia near Alabama.
- I-20 is predicted to have light congestion eastbound and westbound in West Georgia near Alabama.
- I-24 is predicted to have moderate congestion in Northwest Georgia near Chattanooga.
- I-75 is predicted to have moderate congestion northbound and southbound in North Georgia near Chattanooga.
- I-16 is predicted to have heavy congestion westbound and eastbound in East Georgia near Savannah.
- I-475, I-75, and I-16 are predicted to have heavy congestion in West Georgia near Macon.
- I-75 is predicted to have moderate congestion northbound and southbound in South Georgia near Valdosta.
- I-85 is predicted to have light congestion near Northeast Georgia near South Carolina.
- I-95 is predicted to have moderate congestion northbound and southbound in Southeast Georgia near Florida.
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