Traffic & Transit

I-285 Outer Loop Reopens Paces Ferry By Big Rig Wreck

A tractor-trailer wreck on I-285 at Paces Ferry Road in Vinings closed all lanes closed and traffic westbound traffic backed up to I-75.

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A tractor-trailer wreck on I-285 at Paces Ferry Road in Vinings has all lanes closed and traffic westbound traffic backed up to I-75.
A tractor-trailer wreck on I-285 at Paces Ferry Road in Vinings has all lanes closed and traffic westbound traffic backed up to I-75. (Courtesy of the Georgia Department of Transportation's 511 Camera system.)

ATLANTA — A tractor-trailer accident that closed all lanes on I-285 southbound at the Paces Ferry Road exit during rush-hour traffic Tuesday morning has been cleared, according to state officials.

Georgia Department of Transportation’s 511 reported the wreck on the outside loop just after 5 a.m. Tuesday morning and, officials anticipate the road to be closed until about 8 a.m.

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