WEATHER-TRAFFIC UPDATE: Surface streets slow, interstate wrecks mount

ATLANTA FORECAST

Monday: High: 56

Monday night: Low: 27

Tuesday: High: 30s

» For a detailed forecast, visit The Atlanta Journal-Constitution weather page.

Surface streets remain a mess with Super Bowl closures and roadwork, and Atlanta’s interstates are starting to have some problems as the evening commute continues.

Two right lanes of I-85 South at Indian Trail Road are blocked in Gwinnett County because of a wreck, according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center. Delays span back to Ga. 316.

A right lane of I-20 East past Boulevard is blocked by another crash, according to the Traffic Center.

In Fulton and Cobb counties, only one lane of Ga. 140 is moving in both directions because of roadwork near Arnold Mill Road, according to the Traffic Center.

And roadwork in Henry County on I-75 South blocked two right lanes of the exit ramp to Ga. 20. The closures caused delays on the interstate headed southbound toward McDonough.

Earlier Monday morning, a series of crashes and crash investigations caused road closures throughout Clayton County. I-75 North was shut down at C.W. Grant Parkway for more than four hours, according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center. A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle around 2 a.m., then a Clayton County officer investigating that accident was hit by another vehicle.

MORE: Officer hit, all lanes shut down on I-75 North in Clayton County

The officer was taken to a local hospital and later released, according to police. Authorities started reopening lanes at 6:30 a.m.

In Morrow, the southbound lanes of Jonesboro Road at Mt. Zion Road were shut down while authorities investigated another deadly pedestrian incident.

READ: Cops: Driver takes off after getting out of car, seeing dead pedestrian in street

And multiple roads are blocked downtown due to Super Bowl-related events.

Martin Luther King Jr. Drive is closed between Northside Drive and Centennial Olympic Park Drive until Feb. 7. Baker Street between Centennial Olympic Park Drive and Luckie Street is closed until Feb. 8. Mitchell Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Elliot Street, and Mangum Street between Markham and Foundry streets will also be closed until Feb. 7.

Crews have also closed off Andrew Young International Boulevard between Marietta Street and Centennial Olympic Park Drive. It will remain closed until Feb. 7. On Northside Drive, one southbound lane will be closed prior to the big game so that crews can install a security fence around Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

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Additional roads near the stadium and Centennial Olympic Park are scheduled to be closed over the weekend.

Enjoy the sunny skies and mild temperatures Monday afternoon because it could be bitter and icy Tuesday, according to Channel 2 Action News.

An arctic cold front is making its way toward Georgia, threatening to dump inches of snow over the northern part of the state, but that's Tuesday's concern. Monday should be pretty comfortable, Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Karen Minton said.

“We're looking ahead (Monday) to see mostly sunshine,” she said. “Temperatures will be climbing to the mid- to upper 50s. Once we get toward evening ... clouds are rolling in advance of the system that will bring us the snow tomorrow.”

Atlanta peaked at 57 degrees, which is a degree warmer than projected. The arctic front is expected to be moving toward northwest Georgia by late Monday night, according to Channel 2.

Minton said she expects North Georgia will stay warm through the overnight hours before really feeling its effects.

“Winter is really going to kick up behind the front tomorrow,” she said.

Once the front moves through, leaving behind some wintry mix and possible snow, North Georgia is headed for the coldest mornings of the season. Channel 2 meteorologist Brian Monahan expects morning lows in the teens and low 20s on Wednesday and Thursday.

“We were actually colder last January — coldest in 2018 was 13 degrees!” Monahan said on Twitter.