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Extreme delays on I-85 after crash

An accident north of the Flat Shoals Road exit in south Fulton County is causing extreme delays, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
An accident north of the Flat Shoals Road exit in south Fulton County is causing extreme delays, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
By Rodney Thrash
July 1, 2016

If I-85 northbound is part of your morning commute, avoid it.

More than two hours after a rollover crash north of Flat Shoals Road in south Fulton County, the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center reported extreme delays.

The trip time out of Fairburn is more than an hour, according to the Traffic Center, which first reported the crash at 5:25 a.m. Friday.

Drivers were urged to take Old National Highway to I-285 as an alternate route. The Traffic Center suggested drivers take Highway 29 from Fairburn to the Perimeter as well.

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

About the Author

Rodney Thrash is the morning breaking news coach for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has been with the paper since November 2013.

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