UPDATE IV: AJC reports the Southbound Connector has reopened.
UPDATE III: The device has been detonated, and the police are now working to reopen the connector, but are strongly advising that you avoid Midtown/Downtown Atlanta. At this point you better break out your Waze app, or Google Maps, or head over to the GDOT website because it’s going to be a rough commute home for many.
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UPDATE I: Here are some photos of the Downtown Connector from the AJC’s Twitter feed…
JUST IN: Photos from Downtown Connector, which is shut down due to a suspicious package. http://t.co/pmVzhiarVq pic.twitter.com/1NpmAX0Q4P
— AJC (@ajc) February 2, 2015
If you will, safely send pixs if you are stuck in Connector shutdown. http://t.co/Qse8MufcBh #atltraffic #ajctraffic pic.twitter.com/QsS85YteIs — AJC (@ajc) February 2, 2015
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In case anybody hasn’t seen this, be aware that Atlanta’s Downtown Connector is currently closed because of a suspicious package on the 14th Street bridge. Here’s a link to the AJC coverage and a snippet of the report…
Traffic on the Downtown Connector has been halted in both directions as police investigate a suspicious package at 14th Street bridge.
Just after 1:40 p.m., Officer Kim Jones with the Atlanta Police Department told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that a “tube shaped object” was found duct taped to the east side of the bridge at the base of a green post.
GDOT is currently estimating that the “clearance time” will be around 4pm. Stay tuned.
Just saw (on tv) the bomb techs blow up the device. Connector still closed. My wife was stuck on 14th street coming back from a client.
Oh, yes; that was unpleasant! 110 minutes