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Atlanta about to upgrade to merely terrible traffic again - 85 to reopen
Posted on 5/10/17 at 9:29 am
Posted on 5/10/17 at 9:29 am
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I-85 in Atlanta will reopen in time for Monday’s morning rush hour commute and maybe sooner, Gov. Nathan Deal announced Wednesday. Deal said construction has gone so smoothly the highway will reopen May 15 – a full month ahead of the original June 15 deadline.
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This post was edited on 5/10/17 at 9:40 am
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Posted on 5/10/17 at 9:30 am to flyAU
month ahead of schedule!Posted on 5/10/17 at 9:31 am to flyAU
Rumor is that they are going to have a bonfire under it to celebrate!
Posted on 5/10/17 at 9:31 am to flyAU
If this happened in NOLA or BR, they'd be opening it up on November 15
Posted on 5/10/17 at 9:32 am to jeffsdad
When something that bad happens, people seem to get unusually motivated to correct it.
My ATL friends have been telling me the side streets have been gridlocked because of diverted traffic. Its been an absolute nightmare.
My ATL friends have been telling me the side streets have been gridlocked because of diverted traffic. Its been an absolute nightmare.
Posted on 5/10/17 at 9:36 am to TheCaterpillar
To be honest the people have handled it pretty well. I was expecting road rage shootings all over.
Posted on 5/10/17 at 9:37 am to upgrayedd
'18
Posted on 5/10/17 at 9:39 am to flyAU
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To be honest the people have handled it pretty well. I was expecting road rage shootings all over.
Did they catch the crack head responsible?
Posted on 5/10/17 at 9:41 am to TheCaterpillar
Yes and became a racial issue of blaming a black man.
Posted on 5/10/17 at 9:42 am to flyAU
The contracting firm that fixed it, C.W. Matthews, just earned $3.1 million in incentives by fixing it early (before May 21st).
That's a pretty damn good incentive to finish early.
That's a pretty damn good incentive to finish early.
Posted on 5/10/17 at 9:42 am to flyAU
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Yes and became a racial issue of blaming a black man.
Of course it did
Posted on 5/10/17 at 9:49 am to flyAU
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Yes and became a racial issue of blaming a black man.
Lulz. I bet ATL has a gaggle of Gravy style race baiters
Posted on 5/10/17 at 9:54 am to flyAU
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Yes and became a racial issue of blaming a black man.
There were idiots who wanted GDOT's executive management (all white) arrested for storing that HDPE under the bridge.
Posted on 5/10/17 at 9:56 am to flyAU
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Atlanta
I love North Georgia...all I got
Posted on 5/10/17 at 10:19 am to Lakeboy7
575 and 400 are the ways to the best north Georgia so wait for a thread on those roads.
Posted on 5/10/17 at 10:23 am to flyAU
I guess it has messed up the side streets but it has made traffic on the Interstates I've traveled on a little better it seems. Certainly no worse.
Posted on 5/10/17 at 10:27 am to RandySavage
quote:85 from Gwinnett/Barrow/Jackson down to North Druid Hills has been much better than normal.
I guess it has messed up the side streets but it has made traffic on the Interstates I've traveled on a little better it seems. Certainly no worse.
Posted on 5/10/17 at 10:34 am to PJinAtl
Are people taking Marta or going around 285 a bit?
Posted on 5/10/17 at 10:34 am to flyAU
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May 15 – a full month ahead of the original June 15 deadline.
Mind blowing
Posted on 5/10/17 at 10:39 am to flyAU
quote:I think I saw that MARTA has had about a 25% increase in daily ridership.
Are people taking Marta or going around 285 a bit?
Also a lot of people are working flex schedules or teleworking.
People are using 285 and then using Peachtree Industrial or 20 to get into town.
But then there are a ton of people who are still using 85 and then the side streets to bypass the closed section, which is really jamming that area up.
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