I-85 collapse will be a traffic nightmare for weeks - CNN.com
A mysterious fire collapsed an I-85 northbound overpass Thursday evening -- injuring no one -- and also damaged the southbound portion, forcing the closure of all five lanes in each direction for the foreseeable future.
The shutdown likely sets the city up for traffic nightmares for weeks to come after creating navigation hell on Thursday with jams that extended five miles or more and stranded motorists in the immediate area for hours.
More than 220,000 cars per day are estimated to drive through that stretch of the interstate. Officials scrambled to come up with alternate routes and encouraged riders to use public transit.
"This is the time to start planning and looking for an alternate route on how you do your business," Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Russell McMurry said Thursday evening.
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