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Atlanta traffic | Halloween kicks rush hour into next gear

The afternoon rush always gets ugly on Halloween, but traffic will be more gruesome than usual because Halloween falls on a Friday this year. The worst congestion is likely between 2:30 and 4:30 p.m., Georgia Department of Transportation spokeswoman Natalie Dale said. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

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The afternoon rush always gets ugly on Halloween, but traffic will be more gruesome than usual because Halloween falls on a Friday this year. The worst congestion is likely between 2:30 and 4:30 p.m., Georgia Department of Transportation spokeswoman Natalie Dale said. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM
By Breaking News Staff
Oct 31, 2014

Afternoon rush-hour traffic is never much fun in Atlanta, but it looks to be even worse today because Halloween falls on a Friday.

The worst congestion is likely to last until 4:30 p.m., Georgia Department of Transportation spokeswoman Natalie Dale said.

For the latest on traffic conditions, follow @ajcwsbtraffic on Twitter or check AJC.com's traffic page.

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