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Two lanes of I-285 in Cobb temporarily closed after excavator accident
Two lanes were closed on I-285 in Cobb County on Tuesday afternoon after an excavator fell over, officials said. The incident happened in the area of Cumberland Boulevard and Spring Roads. (Channel 2 Action News)
By Tyler Estep
April 8, 2015Two lanes were temporarily closed on I-285 in Cobb County on Tuesday afternoon after an excavator fell over, officials said.
The incident happened at about 1:50 p.m. in the area of Cumberland Boulevard and Spring Road, Cobb fire spokeswoman Denell Boyd said. The worker operating the excavator — which was “moving a trench box when it turned over,” Boyd said — was transported with minor injuries.
Two lanes of eastbound I-285 were temporarily closed at I-75. An exact opening time was unclear, but original estimates called for the lanes to be open by 4 p.m.
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