A crash investigation shut down the downtown connector for hours on Friday morning.
The crash involved multiple vehicles and happened on Interstate 75/85 southbound lanes before the University Ave exit.
Triple Team Traffic’s Mike Shields started monitoring the crash before Channel 2 Action News This Morning starting at 4:30 a.m. came on the air.
Shields guided you around it all morning and showed you the lanes reopening live at 6:30 a.m.
Channel 2 Action News has reached out to Atlanta police and fire to confirm if there were any injuries.
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🚨RED ALERT Atlanta: Crash💥 on I-75/85sb before University Ave (Ex 244) downs ALL LANES. Use Hwy 41 or Hwy 23. #ATLTraffic pic.twitter.com/wc9bNtlDp8
— Triple Team Traffic (@WSBTraffic) January 9, 2026
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