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Election traffic: Big delays after metro area crashes

By Ellen Eldridge
Nov 8, 2016

Georgians who waited to cast their ballots on Election Day may find themselves fighting traffic through poll closing.

Remember to check drive times before heading out to vote. The Georgia Department of Transportation provides updated information on 511ga.org.

A stall in the right lane of the northbound side and a crash in the left lane of the southbound side had I-75 tied up in Cobb County about 4:30 p.m.

All lanes were temporarily blocked on I-285 in DeKalb County near Flat Shoals Road. A crash was moved from the left lanes shortly after 4 p.m.

A crash on the Downtown Connector left lingering delays before Fulton Street and left delays near I-20.

» For updated traffic information, listen to News 95.5 and AM 750 WSB and follow @ajcwsbtraffic on Twitter.

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