GDOT to suspend lane closures for Christmas, New Year's travel periods.
To help ease the stress of holiday traffic, the Georgia Department of Transportation announced the suspension of construction-related lane closures on heavily traveled interstate highways and state routes near major shopping centers and tourist attractions from 5 am on December 23 to December 27 at 5 am. The same restrictions will also take place on New Year’s from 5 am on December 31 to 6 am on January 2. A release announcing the closures reminds motorists to exercise caution as crews may still work near highways, and safety concerns may require some long-term lane closures to remain in place. Also, incident management or emergency maintenance related lane closures could be needed at any time on any route.