GDOT suspends lane closures for Thanksgiving Holiday

To ease Thanksgiving traffic congestion statewide, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announces the suspension of construction-related lane closures on heavily traveled interstate highways and state routes from 6am Wednesday, Nov. 25, to 5am Monday, Nov. 30. The statewide lane restrictions help to reduce traffic congestion during the Thanksgiving holiday. Similar restrictions will be in place for Christmas and New Year’s.  For up-to-date information about travel conditions on Georgia’s interstates and state routes, call 511 or visit www.511ga.org before heading out. 511 is a free service that provides real-time statewide information on Georgia’s interstates and state routes, including traffic conditions, incidents, lane closures, and delays due to inclement weather 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Callers can also transfer to operators to request HERO assistance in metro Atlanta or CHAMP service on highways in other regions of the state.