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WSB-TV: GDOT’s full I-285 closure between Cascade Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive missed the scheduled 5 a.m. Monday reopen; the agency told Channel 2 it is targeting 7 a.m. while detours via I-20 and Langford Parkway remain in force.
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Atlanta News First: GDOT closed I-285 both ways between Cascade Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive this weekend as part of a $206 million rehabilitation project, with work scheduled through 5 a.m. Monday and heat-safety concerns for crews and drivers.
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FOX 5 Atlanta and WUGA, citing Athens-Clarke County Fire: a construction worker fell into an aggregate placer’s auger during a Friday morning pour on the Athens Bypass near Atlanta Highway; firefighters, National EMS, and a Piedmont Athens Regional surgical team worked nearly two hours on the extrication.
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Riders on Routes 178, 184, 191 and 194 should expect delays of up to 45 minutes through Monday morning as I-285 lane and ramp closures continue.
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Several MARTA bus routes in southwest Fulton County will face significant delays through Monday morning due to lane and ramp closures on I-285.
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Bus detours are now in place as crews begin deconstructing the iconic concrete canopy. MARTA says the full transformation will take three years and $230 million, and includes a new public plaza, expanded retail, and a complete redesign of the station's bus loop.