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I-75 SB reopens after suspicious package investigation

Delays stretched all the way to Cumberland Boulevard after a suspicious package investigation temporarily shut down I-75 South at the Howell Mill Road exit ramp. (Credit: Georgia Department of Transportation)
Delays stretched all the way to Cumberland Boulevard after a suspicious package investigation temporarily shut down I-75 South at the Howell Mill Road exit ramp. (Credit: Georgia Department of Transportation)
By Steve Burns
April 25, 2017

Officials reopened I-75 South in the area of Howell Mill Road on Tuesday after a suspicious package investigation temporarily shut the interstate down during the morning rush hour.

Atlanta police spokesman Donald Hannah said shortly before 9:30 a.m. that the Howell Mill Road exit ramp was closed.

It reopened just before 10 a.m., according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center.

Still, GDOT cameras showed heavy delays inside I-285.

Officials have not specified the contents of the suspicious package.

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