ATLANTA – Georgia will honor the life of Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, with a state funeral today, Jan. 4. The ceremony begins in Americus with a family convoy leaving Phoebe Sumter Medical Center.

The motorcade will pass through several cities before reaching Atlanta, impacting traffic across the state. Motorists are urged to be aware of rolling road closures along key routes. Below is what we know so far about road impacts and timeline details.

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The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has issued a statewide warning of temporary rolling closures in the following areas:

• Surface Roads in Sumter County
• I-75 N in Byron
• I-475
• I-75 N towards Atlanta

The entrance to Phoebe Sumter Medical Center on Highway 280 will be closed from 8 a.m. to noon. Public viewing is permitted along the motorcade route, with designated parking at the pecan grove to the east. The Georgia State Patrol will close Highway 280 near the area at 9 a.m. Visitors are therefore advised to arrive early.

As the motorcade travels through Preston, Ellaville, Butler, Reynolds and Fort Valley, it slows down for public tributes. Officials expect significant traffic disruptions near Atlanta’s Carter Center, where East John Lewis Freedom Parkway NE will remain closed until noon on Jan. 7.

This blog will be updated with live coverage throughout the day. Check back for real-time updates on road closures, schedule changes and tributes.

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4:20 p.m. | Jason Carter’s full remarks are below:

4:10 p.m. | Jimmy Carter’s grandson Jason Carter delivers emotional remarks at the service at the Carter Center.

4:08 p.m. | Watch Jimmy Carter’s casket being carried into the Carter Center.

4:03 p.m. | The Honor Guard salutes former President Jimmy Carter.

4:00 p.m. | Jimmy Carter’s casket was carried to his resting place at the Carter Presidential Center to the sound of trumpets playing “America the Beautiful” and other songs. Carter Center service will begin soon.

3:50 p.m. | Before Jimmy Carter arrived at the Carter Center around 4 p.m., which was originally scheduled for 3:45 p.m., an Emory professor joked, “Jimmy would probably be mad if he was late.”

3:43 p.m. | The Carter family and President Jimmy Carter’s motorcade arrive at the Carter Center in Atlanta, where he will rest.

3:25 p.m. | Jimmy Carter’s motorcade leaves the State Capitol.

3:14 p.m. | Jimmy Carter’s funeral procession arrives at the Georgia State Capitol. The procession will be greeted by state and city leaders including Governor Brian Kemp and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens.

3:05 p.m. | A crowd gathers outside the Carter Center awaiting the arrival of Jimmy Carter’s motorcade.

2:30 p.m. | President Jimmy Carter’s motorcade reaches the Atlanta metropolitan area after traveling through South Georgia.

1:30 p.m. | The motorcade makes its way to Atlanta.

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1:15am | MARTA has updated its guidelines for President Carter’s viewing, which begins at 6 p.m

• People MUST take a bus shuttle from King Memorial to the Carter Center unless they plan to walk or bike there.
• There is NO public parking at King Memorial Station or the Carter Center.
• NO bags or umbrellas are permitted in the Carter Center. (Prohibited items will be dropped off at the Carter Center and will not be returned.)

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11am | The Carter family and the motorcade stopped in front of the family farm and the National Park Service to salute and ring the farm bell 39 times (since Carter was the 39th president).

10:30 a.m. | The Carter family arrived at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center ahead of the state funeral.

9:45am | With just minutes until the motorcade begins, the 11Alive team of reporters is providing the latest updates from its various locations across the state.

7:30am | Jimmy Carter’s motorcade departs Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia, at 10:15 a.m. for its six-day journey.

• Tribute at Carter’s Boyhood Farm: At 10:50 a.mBeginning in 2019, the motorcade will stop at the Carter family farm in Plains, where the National Park Service will ring a historic bell 39 times in honor of the 39th president.

• Secret service pallbearers: Nine current and former Secret Service agents will serve as pallbearers and walk alongside the hearse as a symbolic final protective unit.

• Public viewing along the route: Viewing opportunities are available Highway 280 near Americacus and Plains.

• The motorcade will stop Georgia State Capitol at 3 p.m before heading to the Carter Center.

• A private service follows around 4 p.mwith remarks from Carter family members and a performance by the Morehouse Glee Club.

• Due to live coverage of President Carter’s services, 11Alive’s programming has been adjusted:
  • 3 p.m: NBC Sports International Motor Sports Association preview airs on WATL.
  • 4 p.m: Coverage of the PGA Century Golf Tournament will air on WATL.