JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. — An emergency bridge issue has closed I-85 North in Jackson County north of Atlanta, the Georgia Department of Transportation said.
According to GDOT, the team working on repairs on the interstate originally planned for a two-stage repair with one lane open at a time, but discovered the emergency issue on the bridge over the CSX rail line between Braselton and Pendergrass on Wednesday morning.
That required fully shutting down the interstate. GDOT said "work will be 24/7 until complete."
The shutdown spans I-85 North from Exit 129-137, with a detour in place.
GDOT provided this detour:
GDOT estimated that right now the goal is to reopen one lane by Thursday afternoon if weather permits. They hope to have all lanes open by Friday.
"Contractors are working around the clock to get this done," GDOT said.