Southbound Downtown Connector reopens after fuel spill

All southbound lanes of the Downtown Connector are open after a truck fuel spill shut them down early Thursday, Channel 2 Action News reported.

The spill occurred south of Langford Parkway just before 4:30 a.m., according Channel 2.

Few details were available on what led to the spill.

Lanes reopened just before 5:30 a.m., but delays remained.

Now up to four left lanes OPEN I-75/85/sb south of Hwy. 166, delays, but getting better. https://t.co/dp00IZtzfe #ATLtraffic
— AJC WSB Traffic (@ajcwsbtraffic) December 21, 2017

Drivers were urged to take I-285 to Camp Creek Parkway as an alternate route to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

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