Politics & Government
Several Lanes on I-85 North at 316 Closed Due to Wreck
GDOT reports a tractor-trailer overturned damaging asphalt. Repairs have to be complete before road can be reopened.
Georgia Department of Transportation report that four of the five northbound lanes of I-85 at 316 are closed. Only one lane is open. In a press release, GDOT officials said a tractor-trailer overturned and lost its load of prefabricated concrete walls. Crews are on site removing the wrecked vehicle and its cargo. They hope to have three lanes open by noon.
A 160-feet stretch of asphalt about 12-foot wide has to be removed and replaced before it can be opened for use.
GDOT officials ask that motorists be wary of workers. Fifty-seven Georgia DOT personnel and many other motorists, passengers and contractor workers have been killed since 1973 in highway work zone accidents.
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"Please help us prevent these tragedies by slowing down; being especially attentive and cautious as you pass through construction work zones; and always driving responsibly," the release reads.Β
For information on the Department of Transportation, visit www.dot.ga.gov
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