Driver in overturned tractor-trailer cited

The ramp from I-20 East to I-285 North in Fulton County reopened Monday nearly three hours after a tractor-trailer carrying 44,000 pounds of aluminum overturned.

Watch - Ramp open from I-20 to I-285 blocked - https://t.co/HnDCdRuIeK #Atlanta pic.twitter.com/TUekUSEhkq
— John Spink (@johnjspink) February 27, 2017

The truck’s driver, who was allegedly driving too fast for conditions, was cited.

The big rig overturned just before 5:40 a.m. Monday, according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center.

W. FWY. stall...I-20/eb ramp to I-285/nb, slowing the transition onto the Inner Loop, I-285 north. pic.twitter.com/vSa3VrBEjZ
— AJC WSB Traffic (@ajcwsbtraffic) February 27, 2017

Officials with the Georgia Department of Transportation said the tractor-trailer’s cargo spilled after the top of the truck split open, the Traffic Center reported.

Update: @GADeptofTrans reporting that the top of this rig split open & cargo spilled. The ramp from I-20/eb to I-285/nb closed. #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/8Pko8vBeqp
— Mark Arum (@MarkArum) February 27, 2017

At one point, trip times in excess of one hour were reported from Highway 92 to I-285.

TRAFFIC ALERT: Ramp from I-20 to I-285 blocked - https://t.co/HnDCdRuIeK #Atlanta pic.twitter.com/QmN2KfOV7M
— John Spink (@johnjspink) February 27, 2017

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