Traffic & Transit
I-285 Westbound Reopens Closed On East Side After Deadly Wreck
Georgia Department of Transportation reopened I-285 before Bouldercrest Road, after police finished investigating a deadly wreck.
ATLANTA — All lanes have reopened on I-285 westbound just before Bouldercrest Road after a deadly accident shut down the highway ahead of and during rush hour traffic, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.
The incident happened just after 3 a.m. Monday shutting down the inner loop on the east side of Atlanta just past I-20. Traffic opened up on the thorofare around 8 a.m., briefly.
RED ALERT remains with this Crash Investigation on I-285/wb (Inner Loop) at Bouldercrest Rd. (exit 51). All lanes are closed. Don't use I-20 because it it is backed up. Use Covington Hwy. #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/l8pGKYiYCD
— AJC WSB Traffic (@ajcwsbtraffic) November 15, 2021
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports, however, that all traffic was halted again on the road as authorities began to investigate the fatality caused by the accident.
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