Georgia Department of Transportation construction partners will begin blasting granite along I-285 westbound between Ashford Dunwoody Road and the Perimeter Center Parkway overpass on Thursday, May 24, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. The blasting operation requires traffic pacing on I-285 eastbound and westbound and on Perimeter Center Parkway. Blasting operations will occur Monday through Thursday during the daytime twice a week for approximately six months.

 I-285 eastbound traffic pacing will occur from Roswell Road to Perimeter Center Parkway. I-285 westbound traffic pacing will occur from Chamblee Dunwoody Road to west of Perimeter Center Parkway. Traffic on Perimeter Center Parkway from Lake Hearn Drive to Hammond Drive will be stopped before and during the blasting operation. MARTA will provide a flagging operator during the blasting operation to coordinate train operations.