CARTERSVILLE – Crews opened two left lanes of I-75 southbound in Bartow County south of exit 296. All I-75 southbound lanes were closed last night after a tractor-trailer damaged the Old Grassdale Road overpass.

The two lanes will remain open until tonight at 11 p.m. when crews will again shut down traffic to continue removing the overpass. Two lanes will open Sunday morning at 6 a.m. A determination on traffic patterns for Sunday night will be made after the work tonight.

Detour Saturday night at 11 p.m.: Southbound traffic will take exit 296 and turn left on Cass-White Road. Traffic will then turn right on to US Highway 411 to reach I-75 at milepost 293.

Georgia Department of Transportation anticipates reopening all southbound lanes of traffic on I-75 Monday. Motorists should expect delays all weekend due to the overpass removal.

Advisory: Motorists are advised to expect delays, exercise caution, and reduce their speed while traveling through work zones. Before heading out, get real-time information on work status and traffic conditions. Call 511, visit 511ga.org, or download the Georgia 511 app. Our maintenance team members who repair roads and bridges and our project teams who oversee construction projects are continuing their essential work, while following sanitary work practices prescribed by health agencies to protect themselves and the public from the coronavirus, as are most state DOTs in the U.S.