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NightWatcher

(39,382 posts)
Thu Mar 30, 2017, 10:37 PM Mar 2017

My sympathies if your commute takes you on I-85 in ATL

I'm glad I'm not working up there this weekend.



For those who had not heard, a fire under part of I-85 near Piedmont Rd caused a section of the elevated interstate to collapse. This may take 6months or longer to repair.

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My sympathies if your commute takes you on I-85 in ATL (Original Post) NightWatcher Mar 2017 OP
Right, since more of the overpass and on both sides of the highway Warpy Mar 2017 #1
The back roads are going to suck big time for awhile. Hoyt Mar 2017 #2
They already do. The "alternative routes" are always clogged NightWatcher Mar 2017 #3

Warpy

(114,686 posts)
1. Right, since more of the overpass and on both sides of the highway
Thu Mar 30, 2017, 10:47 PM
Mar 2017

might have been rendered unsafe because of the high heat.

They can't even get engineers under there to check since that fire is still burning under the pancaked deck.

NightWatcher

(39,382 posts)
3. They already do. The "alternative routes" are always clogged
Thu Mar 30, 2017, 10:57 PM
Mar 2017

I'm so glad I'm not up there right now

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