Emergency utility work to impact Bobby Jones Expressway, I-20 on Saturday

CSRA (WJBF) – Georgia Department of Transportation said Georgia Power has informed them of Hurricane Helene related utility damage that must be repaired on Interstate 520/Bobby Jones Expressway near milepost 1 this Saturday morning.

Georgia State Patrol is scheduled to pace traffic, beginning at 9 a.m. on Oct. 19. The troopers will slow traffic to 20 mph. Once traffic is slowed, a GSP car will escort the utility trucks to the work site. According to Georgia Power, the work should take 15 minutes to complete.

• I-20 West: Pacing will begin at milepost 198.6, approximately ½ mile west of Exit 199/Washington Road. Thru traffic on I-20 will be released and allowed to resume normal flow after passing Exit 196/Bobby Jones Expressway. Pacing will continue for traffic using Exit 196.
• I-20 East: Pacing will begin at milepost 194.1, approximately ¼ mile east of Exit 194/Belair Road. Thru traffic on I-20 will be released and allowed to resume normal flow after passing Exit 196/Bobby Jones Expressway. Pacing will continue for traffic using Exit 196. Access to I-20 East via Wheeler Road will be closed.
• I-520 West: Pacing will begin at milepost 4.5, approximately ¾ mile west of Exit 5/Deans Bridge Road. Access to I-520 West via Wrightsboro Road and Gordon Highway will be closed.
• SR 232/Bobby Jones Expressway East: Pacing will begin at Old Trail Road and Bobby Jones Expressway, the final intersection before Bobby Jones Expressway becomes I-520. Access to I-520 East via Scott Nixon Memorial Drive and Wheeler Road will be closed.

According to GDOR, signs with traffic messages will be present to warn drivers.

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