8:47 AM UPDATE: Lanes have reopened.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Drivers on the westside perimeter will need to give themselves extra time for their commute Friday morning. All lanes of Interstate 285 southbound in northwest Atlanta are shut down after a vehicle fire.
Triple Team Traffic’s Mike Shields first told you about the fire near Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway on Channel 2 Action News This Morning. The delays have now backed up over three miles.
There is also another crash on I-285 northbound at South Cobb Drive in Cobb County. Only a right lane remains open as of 6:10 a.m.
Get the latest alternate routes before you head out the door, LIVE on Channel 2 Action News This Morning from 4:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
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