ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Department of Transportation officials are urging drivers - especially tractor trailers - to avoid interstates in the metro Atlanta region.
Although some roads look passable, GDOT spokeswoman Karlene Barron says leftover slush and other moisture will likely freeze over Wednesday and drivers could find themselves in difficult situations.
Barron says the agency’s main concern is removing abandoned vehicles from travel lanes. Barron says abandoned vehicles will be moved to the shoulder and won’t be towed.
GDOT is asking that tractor trailer drivers avoid traveling through the metro Atlanta region if possible, or put chains on their tires. Barron says a mass of tractor trailers continued creating problems along portions of Interstate-285, which circles Atlanta.
Footage from local television stations showed the trucks crawling along in both directions Wednesday afternoon.
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