Downtown Traffic Advisories
Enjoying and getting around the city whenever you would like seems simple enough. With a city as thriving as Atlanta, growing pains can be a reality.  But even with delays due to new development and construction, we can still get you Downtown easily and efficiently. We will update you on construction, possible delays, detours, and shortcuts to help you have the best information to navigate Downtown with ease.

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Downtown Atlanta is opening for business in the majority of areas. However, some streets are not completely opened, as of yet, or are still undergoing repair. Closings and openings can change rapidly as the need to move construction crews in and out dictate. Please reference the Atlanta Police Department's website for updated information www.atlantapd.org on these closings.

TRAFFIC UPDATES:

Downtown Connector Resurfacing Project Continues Friday, May 2nd 

Weather permitting, lane closures will resume this Friday, May 2 and continue on weekends until work is completed by the end of November. Lane closures will mostly occur from 9 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday. Any weeknight closures will be limited to shoulder work or a single lane. Closures will be updated weekly and are subject to change due to weather or to coordinate with the 14th Street Reconstruction Project. Real-time construction reports are available 24 hours a day at www.georgia-navigator.com or by calling 511.    

This weekend's lane closures: 9 p.m. Friday, May 2 through 5 a.m. Monday, May 5: I-75/85 SOUTHBOUND: 3 left lanes closed between 10th Street and University Avenue.

More information about this project

Downtown This Weekend
Several special events this weekend will bring large crowds (100,000+) to Philips Arena, the Georgia Dome, and Centennial Olympic Park. Combined with roadwork on the Downtown Connector southbound, congestion is expected. Travelers are urged to carpool and take MARTA if possible.   

Some events happening this weekend that may effect traffic include:  

Hawks Playoff Game
Day/Date/Time: May 2, 2008 7pm (The game begins at 8 pm.)
Estimated Attendance: 18,000
Location: Phillips Arena

Spring High School Band Jamboree
Day/Date/Time: May 4, 2008 2:30pm
Estimated Attendance: 11,000
Location: Phillips Arena 

SRVA 2008 Junior Regional Championships
Day/Date/Time: May 3-4, 2008 from 8am-9pm (5pm Sunday)
Estimated Attendance: 3,500 per day
Location: Georgia World Congress Center  

Georgia Tech Graduation
Day/Date/Time: May 3 from 9am-12noon
Estimate Attendance: 20,000
Location: Georgia Dome

Fiesta Atlanta
Day/Date/Time: May 4, 2008 from 10am-7pm
Estimated Attendance: 15,000
Location: Centennial Olympic Park  

International Reading Association 53rd Annual Conference
Day/Date/Time: May 5-8, 2008
Estimated Attendance: 20,000
Location: Georgia World Congress Center, Buildings B & C, Thomas Murphy Ballroom

Peachtree, Marietta Street OPEN
Peachtree Street along with adjacent streets (Carnegie, Williams, Luckie, and Forsyth Street) are now open after being closed due to tornado damage. Marietta Street also has opened three lanes, keeping the southernmost bound curb lane closed.

Revised Transit Routes
Please reference the following transit agency websites to find out about bus re-routing for MARTA, CCT, GCT and GRTA Xpress buses.

MARTA
Cobb Community Transit
Gwinnett County Transit
Georgia Regional Transportation Authority Xpress

Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard Lane Closure

Beginning this Friday, February 1, 2008 one eastbound curbside travel lane and the sidewalk along the south side of Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard will be closed between Marietta Street and the Georgia World Congress Center driveway at Old Simpson Street (just west of the railroad bridge). 

This lane will remain closed for the duration of the construction of a new bridge associated with the Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard Phase II roadway construction. The bridge construction is expected to take 8 months to complete. A safe pedestrian path will be maintained on the north side of Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard to allow pedestrians access from east to west. Signage will be in place to direct pedestrians to cross to the north side of Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard at Marietta Street.