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Atlanta’s I-85 bridge collapse: news and updates
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May 22, 2017
North American Properties head honcho: Atlanta’s future depends on MARTA
Leader of suburban development Avalon, urban revitalization of Colony Square, notes bridge collapse as defining moment for transit.
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May 10, 2017
Hallelujah! Collapsed I-85 bridge will fully reopen Monday, at latest
Officials: Northbound I-85 lanes will probably be open to drivers again this Saturday. And in all likelihood, southbound lanes will open sometime Sunday.
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May 5, 2017
PHOTOS: MARTA fire, underground evacuation add to litany of Atlanta travel complications
Transportation woes continue as a fire breaks out Thursday evening on a train beneath Midtown. Seriously, what next?
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May 3, 2017
Photos: How Atlanta’s I-85 bridge resurrection looks right now
Set to open early by Memorial Day weekend (at latest), this 12-lane beast is starting to seem almost passable again.
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May 2, 2017
Interstate 85 construction to be complete by Memorial Day weekend
Around-the-clock work on collapsed artery is paying off for motorists—and could really pay out for the contractor.
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April 26, 2017
I-85 bridge repair to cost $16M; meanwhile, work barrels ahead
The federal government will ultimately pay for nearly 90 percent of the reconstruction cost, which is nice of them.
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April 17, 2017
BREAKING (literally): Interstate 20 westbound shut down due to cracks
Metro Atlanta’s monumentally horrible month for interstate traffic continues.
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April 17, 2017
UPDATED: Atlanta traffic woes grow with Connector closed in downtown
Atlanta traffic is taking it to a whole new level just weeks after the I85 bridge collapse.
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April 13, 2017
At the I-85 collapse, workers now have 3.1M reasons to finish by mid-May
Incentives for early completion could mean work moves much faster than anticipated, assuming a lawsuit doesn't slow things down.
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April 12, 2017
Atlanta traffic hits workweek terribleness after bridge collapse; ride-share steps up service
In the wake of the Interstate 85 collapse, Atlanta traffic has (expectedly) gotten worse, forcing public transit and ride-sharing services to vie for riders.
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April 5, 2017
Ambitious timeline for I-85 reconstruction unveiled, surprising many Atlantans
Project will be complete in 10 weeks, GDOT says, but precedent indicates it could be done even sooner with incentivized timeline.
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April 4, 2017
Atlanta’s I-85 bridge collapse: the bright side for alternate transportation
Could the collapse of a crucial interstate lead metro Atlantans toward a paradigm shift of adopting alternate means of transportation?
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April 4, 2017
Map: Transit options to get you through Atlanta without I-85
With metro Atlantans flocking to transit, here's all you need to know to jump on board and avoid the traffic.
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April 3, 2017
Crucial artery Piedmont Road has reopened following I-85 collapse
GDOT announced Monday afternoon that all lanes of Piedmont Road—a crucial artery linking Midtown and Buckhead—have now reopened.
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April 3, 2017
Around the globe, I-85 bridge collapse brings Atlanta unwanted attention
These last few days, publications across the country have had a lot to say about Thursday’s incident. Almost none of it is positive.
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March 31, 2017
I-85 inferno, bridge collapse produce driver nightmare, awesome Tweets
Because nothing cures a four-hour Atlanta commute like snarky Internet creations.
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March 31, 2017
After Atlanta’s I-85 bridge collapse, here are some alternative routes
It may seem like doomsday right now—and it pretty much is, in terms of interstate transportation—but there are alternatives!