The Georgia Department of Transportation is advising motorist that a portion of Highway 157 near the Tennessee State Line will be closed as they work to stabilize the roadway on Lookout Mountain.  Highway 157 ends in Chattooga County at a junction to Highway 48 at the caution light at Cloudland and starts on Lookout Mountain at the state line with Tennessee.

State Route 157 will be closed near the Georgia/Tennessee state line on Lookout Mountain beginning on Monday so crews can stabilize the slope near the route and repair a section of the road. The repairs are expected to take about 30 days, weather permitting. A detour will be in place while the repairs are underway.

WHEN: Monday, April 25 through Wednesday, May 25

WHERE: SR 157 will be closed about half a mile from the state lineDETOUR: Motorists traveling north will take SR 157 to SR 136 and head east to SR 193, which they will then take into Tennessee. Southbound traffic from Tennessee will take SR 193 into Georgia then turn west onto SR 136 before taking SR 157 north.