.
IT'S A ROUGH ROAD AHEAD FOR
DRIVERS ENTER ATLANTA FOLLOWING
A FIRE ON I-85 A STRETCH OF THE
HIGHWAY COLLAPSED AND WILL TAKE
MONTHS TO REPAIR.
A QUARTER MILLION DRIVERS
WILL NEED TO CHANGE THEIR DAILY
ROUTE.
Reporter: CREWS ARE USING
HEAVY EQUIPMENT TO POUND AWAY WE
AT A NORTHBOUND SECTION OF I-85
THAT'S PANCAKED TO THE GROUND.
AN INTENSE FIRE DURING
THURSDAY'S ROUCH BROUGHT
DOWNTOWN HIGHWAY AND DAMAGED --
RUSH HOUR BROUGHT DOWN HIGHWAY.
THAT'S OVER 700 FEET OF
BRIDGE THAT HAS TO BE REMOVED
AND TOTALLY REBUILT.
THAT IS NO SMALL FEAT BUT WE'RE
UP TO THE CHALLENGE.
Reporter: TRANSPORTATION
OFFICIALS SAY THEY'RE ALREADY
REVIEWING DESIGNS FOR REBUILDING
AND EXPECT IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST
SEVERAL MONTHS.
THAT MEANS MASSIVE TRAFFIC
HEADACHES FOR HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF COMMUTERS.
FRIDAY DRIVERS WERE BUMPER TO
BUMPER.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET
UP EARLIER, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO ADJUST TO THE NEW NORM UNTIL
THIS IS DONE.
Reporter: INVESTIGATORS ARE
WORKING TO DETERMINE WHAT
STARTED THE FIRE.
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS WERE
STORED UNDERNEATH THE HIGHWAY,
INCLUDING CABLING MATERIAL AND
FIBER OPTICS.
TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS SAY
THOSE MATERIALS ARE NOT
COMBUSTIBLE.
IT'S NO DIFFERENT THAN HAVING
A MRS. TICK CUP IN YOUR CUP
BORED.
IT DOES NOT IGNITE.
Reporter: FEDERAL
TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS HAVE
AWARDED $10 MILLION IN EMERGENCY
FUNDS TO HELP WITH THE REPAIR.
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