Riselake922 wrote:
I am currently in Wildwood FL. Looking for an alternative.
Depending on when you are heading here I would time your trip. Right at this moment both I 85 South and North are closed.
GDOT has closed I 85 North starting at the 75/85 split in downtown Atlanta. So if you have been through Atlanta before 75/85 comes together north of of airport and stays together through town and then splits again. This split is where it is closed right now.
I 85 South coming into Atlanta is being diverted at I 285, GDOT is only letting local traffic on I 85 south beyond I 285 and I 85 is closed starting a Lenox road.
GA 400 South is diverted at Lenox and there are numerous side roads next to I 85 that are closed right now.
Why I say plan your timings is that I 285 is not a fun road during normal rush hour and now it is going to have to handle all this additional traffic of people using it to make it to a road that will get them into the city.
They are expecting 75 South to be really congested as people use it as well to get into town.
They say our morning rush hour goes from 5 AM to noon and afternoon rush hour starts at 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM. So this is going to make commuting so much more fun...NOT
