CORRIDOR
I-285 · The Perimeter
The 63.98-mile loop around Atlanta — one of the busiest orbital interstates in the United States, carrying interstate freight and metro commuters around the city core.
Atlanta, Georgia · routes: I-285 · length 63.98 mi · view on map ↗
238,000
veh/day · 2024
6
archive records
0
crashes
6
roadwork
0
closures & events
0
active now
2
severity-3
2026-07-17
first record
2026-07-18
latest record
sourced Traffic volume: 238,000 vehicles/day — top-end corridor, existing conditions. GDOT — I-285 Top End Express Lanes Need & Purpose Memorandum, 2024. source ↗
Archive counts computed from the real 511 archive as of 2026-07-18. Aggregate conditions only — no individual vehicle or driver appears anywhere in this reference.
Real DOT data. These records are archived directly from the state's official
DOT feed — real incidents. Status shows the archived snapshot, not live conditions. Aggregate and
exterior only; no person or vehicle is identified.
Incident ledger
| Date | Road | Type | Sev | Status | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | I-285 | Roadwork | 1 | archived | Road construction on I-285 Southbound at I-20 WB. Left lane blocked. GA511 |
| 2026-07-18 | I-285 | Roadwork | 1 | archived | Road construction on I-285 Southbound at SR 166/Langford Pkwy. 2 right lanes are blocked. GA511 |
| 2026-07-18 | I-285 | Roadwork | 3 | archived | Road construction on I-285 Southbound at SR 139/MLK Jr Dr. 2 right lanes are blocked. GA511 |
| 2026-07-18 | I-285 | Roadwork | 3 | archived | Road construction on I-285 Northbound at SR 166/Langford Pkwy. 2 right lanes are blocked. GA511 |
| 2026-07-17 | I-285 | Roadwork | 1 | archived | Road maintenance operations on I-285 Southbound at Paces Ferry Rd. Right lane blocked. GA511 |
| 2026-07-17 | I-285 | Roadwork | 1 | archived | Road maintenance operations on I-285 Northbound at S Atlanta Rd. Right lane blocked. GA511 |
Road Cards citing this corridor
- 2026-07-17 · Quiet Perimeter, working GA-400 seed
- 2026-07-15 · South Perimeter picks up a work zone seed
- 2026-07-10 · Two-crash week on the loop seed
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I-285 (The Perimeter) — corridor page · TM CZAR — Traffic's First Wiki · retrieved 2026-07-18.
https://tm-czar.com/corridor/ga/atlanta/i-285/
I-285 (The Perimeter) — corridor page · TM CZAR — Traffic's First Wiki · retrieved 2026-07-18.