TRAFFIC UPDATE | Lanes reopen after big rig fire on I-285 West in Dunwoody

Traffic is moving again after a big rig crash and subsequent fire closed all westbound lanes of I-285 through Dunwoody early Tuesday morning.

The crash was reported between Ashford Dunwoody Road and Roswell Road around 4:30 a.m., according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. Lanes reopened by about 6:15 a.m.

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Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com

At one point, traffic had backed up to Peachtree Boulevard.

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