How the I-85 closure will affect your commute
6:27 p.m Monday, April 3, 2017
Atlanta drivers will have to endure one more night of lane closures before a popular commuter road is reopened permanently.
Construction crews have been working to provide drivers with alternative routes to alleviate traffic congestion after a fire brought down a section of I-85 in Atlanta on Thursday.
The Georgia Department of Transportation announced Monday morning that Piedmont Road SB and NB at I-85 is open to traffic. Authorities will close Piedmont Road at 9 p.m. Monday until 5 a.m. Tuesday for additional work.
Piedmont Road had been closed to traffic in both directions after a massive fire brought down part of I-85 Thursday evening.
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