ATL Highways Traffic Warning for Fri 31 MAR 17
Apr 13, 2017, 11:14 am
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It looks like Interstate-85 will be fixed and reopened around around Mother's Day (May 14, 2017). Here's an article from the Atlanta newspaper:
Link to the full article:
AJC: State offers $3.1 million incentive to finish I-85 bridge early (10:52 a.m. Wednesday, April 12, 2017)
The article also says that "everything would have to go right – including the weather – for the contractor to earn the full incentive" but I'm sure C.W.Matthews can handle the weather. They're not Delta.
Link to the full article:
AJC: State offers $3.1 million incentive to finish I-85 bridge early (10:52 a.m. Wednesday, April 12, 2017)
The article also says that "everything would have to go right – including the weather – for the contractor to earn the full incentive" but I'm sure C.W.Matthews can handle the weather. They're not Delta.
Granted, our time vs. money calculation is probably the opposite of what's being applied to I-85, but even with all the monetary incentives and PITA my commute has become, I'd hope the construction company doesn't try to keep their guys working through lightning storms or genuinely severe storms.
Apr 13, 2017, 12:14 pm
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Drove by Monday PM after landing at ATL. Waze said that was the fastest way. Looks like everything is removed AND some of the new pylons are going up.
May 14, 2017, 3:17 pm
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All lanes of I-85 reopen after bridge collapse
May 14, 2017, 5:30 pm
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May 14, 2017, 5:46 pm
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This was pretty neat to watch happen. For anyone interested, OxBlue had a live construction camera up the whole time and have published a time lapse video of the entire reconstruction process. Worth a couple minutes to watch to appreciate the scale of what the construction crews accomplished.
May 14, 2017, 7:24 pm
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I used the new Northbound lanes heading home from ATL Saturday ~7pm.