After The I-85 Bridge Collapse, Atlanta Enters Planning Mode

In February, INRIX 2016 Global Traffic Scorecard reported Atlanta was the eighth worst city in the world for traffic with an average of 70.8 hours spent in congestion. Before Thursday, it would have been safe to assume that city’s traffic woes couldn’t get much worse.

But that was Atlanta BC: Before the collapse.

While three people have been arrested in connection with the fire that led to the collapse of an Interstate 85 overpass, crews have been working around the clock to assess damage and clear debris. A portion of I-85 remained closed as commuters were redirected to take alternate routes to bypass the wrecked area.