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Atlanta Traffic from the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center
Major Interstate Incidents: RED ALERT: Henry Co.: I-75/sb blocked at Locust Grove Rd. (exit 212). Alternates are Hwy. 42 or Hwy. 19/41. DeKalb Co.: Emergency Roadwork...I-85/sb before Clairmont Rd. the 2 left lanes are blocked. Fulton Co.: Crash...I-285/wb before I-85 in 2 right lanes. Expect delays. Fulton Co.: Crash...I-20/eb before I-285 ...
Heavy rain makes a mess of Monday morning commute
Heavy overnight rain that spilled over into the Monday morning commute tapered off shortly after daybreak, but not before leaving scattered damage and a making a mess of the rush hour. Trees fell on at least two houses in southwest Atlanta during the predawn deluge. Rainfall totals through 7:30 a.m. ...
Lawmakers focus on transit coordination
When the transportation sales tax referendum sank last year, many feared metro Atlanta transit was doomed to remain disjointed and underfunded. Funding challenges remain, but an effort is under way at the state Capitol to unite the Atlanta region’s four major transit providers and create a more seamless system. A ...
Bike riders, marathon to block streets in Virginia-Highland, Buckhead and Brookhaven on Sunday
This weekend’s list of interstate road construction zones is slim, but numerous in-town surface streets will be closed Sunday for a bike ride and a road race. The Allstate Life Insurance 13.1 Marathon will affect several roads in Buckhead and Brookhaven, according to Doug Turnbull in the AM750 and 95.5FM ...
Atlanta embraces Uber
You’ve seen those stories about how people will line up around the block when Apple releases a new gadget or camp out overnight for a shot at free Chick-fil-A for a year when a new store opens. You’ve heard how folks will swarm the parking lot when Krispy Kreme enters ...
Texting while driving convictions on the rise
Texting while driving convictions in Georgia have risen dramatically in 2013, thanks largely to the work of one very determined Gwinnett County police officer. Officer Jesse Myers has written nearly 800 citations so far this year. Assuming most of those citations aren’t challenged — a safe assumption, according to traffic ...
North Fulton commuters weigh MARTA expansion
Commuters in north Fulton aren’t asking whether MARTA should extend service to their community. They’re asking when. “We want it now,” Shubha Jangam of Alpharetta declared after a public hearing Thursday at Alpharetta City Hall to discuss options. Joining her in the chorus were others such as Alpharetta resident Malcom ...
Picture-perfect fall weather to greet music, sports fans
The throngs of electronic dance music fans flocking to a south Fulton County farm for this weekend’s inaugural TomorrowWorld festival will find picture-perfect fall weather, with sunny skies forecast through Sunday. Expect highs in the mid-70s, and overnight lows in the upper 50s, said Channel 2 meteorologist Brad Nitz. Check ...
Perimeter traffic signal synchronization project — 1 year later
Perimeter-area commuters are spending less time slamming on their brakes and are saving about 32 hours a year in travel time in portions of Sandy Springs, Dunwoody and Brookhaven. That’s because over the past year, traffic signals have been synchronized and three out of four traffic signals in the area ...
I-285 reopens after truck wreck blocks eastbound lanes near Jonesboro Road
The eastbound lanes of I-285 on the southside have reopened following a truck wreck that at times shut down all lanes during the late stages of Monday’s morning commute. The wreck, which involved an overturned box truck and a tractor-trailer, happened about 9:30 a.m. on I-285 eastbound near Jonesboro Road. ...
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