Drivers who are heading in and out of Midtown have had a busy morning dealing with backups and delays.
Triple Team Traffic was monitoring not one, but two major crashes in the area.
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The first was a car fire that is blocking almost all lanes on I-75 northbound near 17th Street. The fire broke out after 6 a.m. and reopened just after 7 a.m.
#BREAKING Two major crashes in an out of Midtown #Atlanta! @mckayWSB is over I-75/nb n of 17th St and I’m watching a 9 vehicle crash on I-85/sb before 17th St in multiple left lanes. Updates and details on @wsbtv & @wsbradio! #ATLTraffic pic.twitter.com/CTca4SbpRX
— Mike Shields WSB (@MikeShieldsWSB) September 1, 2021
Just before 7 a.m., a crash involving at least nine cars happened on I-85 southbound near 17th Street. Multiple lanes are blocked heading into Midtown.
All lanes on I-85 have since opened.
Those weren’t the only traffic headaches. Traffic lights fell down on Buford Hwy at Sidney Marcus Blvd overnight. All lanes remained blocked.
MORE trouble near Downtown… NINE cars involved I-85/sb before the Peachtree St overpass blocking 3 left lanes. Avoid I-85, use Peachtree or Piedmont into town! #ATLtraffic pic.twitter.com/urpbwyZxvw
— Ashley Frasca (@AshleyFrascaWSB) September 1, 2021
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