If you’re traveling I-85 North near Commerce on Tuesday, prepare for possible delays. The section of interstate between mile markers 144 and 145 will be down to one lane while crews conduct bridge maintenance.
The Georgia Department of Transportation says maintenance on the North Oconee River bridge will take place between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on November 21. Motorists are advised to expect delays and use caution in the work zone. Law enforcement officials will be present for traffic control.
Georgia DOT and contractors statewide will observe holiday work restrictions in advance of the Thanksgiving holiday. There will be no lane closures between the hours of 5 a.m. Wednesday, November 23 through 10 p.m. Sunday, November 27.
“This work serves as part of the construction of the I-85 Widening, Phase III project,” the transportation department states in a press release. “The Design-Build project will improve mobility by extending the widening from two to three lanes from US 129 to US 441 in Jackson and Banks counties.”
According to the DOT, this project will create additional capacity for “more reliable travel times and more efficient movement of freight.”
Initial activities will consist of drilling with heavier construction slated to begin soon.
