UPDATED:
The interstate reopened Thursday shortly before 7 p.m.
ORIGINAL REPORT:
Cobb Police said Thursday afternoon that Interstate 75 northbound in Cobb County will be closed below Chastain Road for several more hours after a fatal multi-vehicle crash.
Police sent out a social media message around 1:30 p.m. Thursday that the northbound lanes of the interstate will be “likely shut down for another 6+ hours” as they continue to investigate the crash and clear the scene.
The northbound express lanes also are closed.
There’s been at least one fatality and more than a dozen vehicles were involved in the crash, which took place late Thursday morning on the interstate between Barrett Parkway and Chastain Road, including a tractor-trailer that caught fire.
Traffic backups on I-75 north are already below Roswell Road. The photo above is a Georgia DOT screengrab of northbound traffic at the South Marietta Parkway shortly after 2 p.m.
Alternative routes include Cobb Parkway and I-575.
This post will be updated.
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