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I-285 reopening after DeKalb wreck

A wreck closed southbound lanes of Spaghetti Junction, seen in this file photo, around lunchtime Monday. The lanes were expected to be reopened by 2:30 p.m.
A wreck closed southbound lanes of Spaghetti Junction, seen in this file photo, around lunchtime Monday. The lanes were expected to be reopened by 2:30 p.m.
By Joshua Sharpe
May 30, 2017

Only one southbound lane of I-285 remains blocked near Chamblee-Tucker Road after a wreck shut down all lanes earlier this afternoon, according to Channel 2 Action News.

A two-vehicle wreck caused the closures in Spaghetti Junction before 12:30 p.m., according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. The state estimates the road will be clear by 2:30 p.m.

No other details were immediately available.

Return to ajc.com for updates.

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