Flooding Closes Portions of Interstates in GA

Portions of interstate highways in the Atlanta area were closed to traffic because of flooding during Tuesday morning rush hour.

By: Associated Press | WSAV News 3
Published: September 22, 2009

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ATLANTA (AP) - Portions of interstate highways in the Atlanta
area were closed to traffic because of flooding during Tuesday
morning rush hour.
The state Department of Transportation reported that a portion
of Interstate 285, Atlanta's perimeter highway, was closed in Cobb
County at a bridge crossing the Chattahoochee River.
The DOT says Interstate 20 is shut down in the Austell area at
the bridge over Sweetwater Creek because of rising water. It says
flooding has also closed the highway just west of Atlanta.
In Cherokee County, I-575 was shut down at Highway 92 because of
flooding.
Elsewhere, the DOT says I-75 is closed at Big Creek in Houston
County because of flooding.
The DOT says it recommends that people keep off the roads in
affected areas until after 8 a.m.