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Gwinnett County traffic: The biggest bottlenecks happening right now

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March 14, 2016

We've got you covered, Gwinnett County commuters.

The Atlanta Regional Commission has compiled real-time traffic data from INRIX, which uses data from GPS devices and individual drivers to show where bottlenecks are forming in the county. The data listed below shows the biggest traffic issues happening right now.

*As of 3:30 p.m., I-85 North at Jimmy Carter Boulevard was backed up for 3.49 miles.

*Ga. 120 East at U.S. 29 was backed up for 1.75 miles.

*Ga. 124 South at Ronald Reagan Parkway was experiencing a bottleneck of 1.73 miles.

Several more spots were experiencing bottlenecks of more than a mile:

*Ga. 140 North at Singleton Road -- 1.49 miles

*Peachtree Industrial Boulevard southbound at McGinnis Ferry Road -- 1.45 miles

*Ga. 124 North at Sugarloaf Parkway -- 1.38 miles

*Ga. 20 North at U.S. 278 -- 1.05 miles

*U.S. 78 East at Ga. 124 -- 1.25 miles

*Peachtree Industrial Boulevard southbound at Pleasant Hill Road -- 1.21 miles

About the Author

Before taking over the AJC's Sports Daily newsletter, Tyler Estep spent two years writing the A.M. ATL newsletter. A Gwinnett County native and University of Georgia graduate, he has been with the AJC since 2015 and previously worked as a reporter on the breaking news, hyperlocal and local government teams.

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