Monday, March 18, 2013
A 19-year-old Acworth man also died at the scene.
One of two people killed in an afternoon crash that temporarily shutdown Interstate 575 South was 8 years old, the spokesman for the Cobb County Police Department said this evening. Just before 2 p.m. Monday, Abraham Fernandez-Zuniga of Acworth was driving a red 2001 Chrysler Town and Country minivan northbound on I-575 with the 8-year-old passenger in tow. At the same time, Earldean Clayton of Rex was driving southbound on I-575 in a white 2007 International 7600 commercial vehicle. "For reasons unknown, the Chrysler exited the left side of the roadway, and continued in a northwesterly direction through the center median," said Officer Mike Bowman, the department's spokesman. "As the Chrysler entered into the southbound lanes, it was …
The fatality crash, which led to a shutdown of I-575 South, occurred at 1:47 p.m. today, Cobb Police Sgt. Dana Pierce said.
Two people were killed this afternoon when a vehicle going northbound on Interstate 575 crossed the median grassy area and struck a southbound vehicle just north of Chastain Road, the spokesman for the Cobb County Police Department just told Patch. The fatality crash, which led to a shutdown of I-575 South, occurred at 1:47 p.m. today, Cobb Police Sgt. Dana Pierce said. Georgia State Patrol is assisting with traffic while the Cobb Police Department's Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Unit works the crash scene, GSP spokesman Gordy Wright said. WSB Radio's Judd Hickinbotham said afternoon and evening commuters should expect heavy dealys on I-575 North from the I-75 split. He suggested that drivers exit at Highway 92 (exit No. 7), go …
The crash occurred at 1:47 p.m. today.
Interstate 575 South is closed indefinitely due to a fatality crash that occurred just before 2 p.m. today, according to a Nixle alert from Cobb County Government. The Cobb County Police and Georgia State Patrol are on the scene, which is just north of Chastain Road. WSB Radio's Judd Hickinbotham said afternoon and evening commuters should expect heavy dealys on I-575 North from the I-75 split. He suggests drivers exit at Highway 92 (exit No. 7), go east to Canton Highway, head south to either New Chastain Road or Piedmont Road and travel east to get back to I-575. No other details are available at this time. Stay tuned to Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch for updates. Don't miss any news from Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch! Subscribe to our …
Sunday, March 17, 2013
The Georgia Department of Transportation will cut the grass alongside I-575 and Highway 140/Hickory Flat Highway on Monday.
The Georgia Department of Transportation's maintenance crews will make cosmetic improvements along Interstate 575 and Highway 140/Hickory Flat Highway in Cherokee County. Along with those two highways, the crews will continue to cut vegetation along Highway 20 in Bartow, Highway 5 and Highway 60 in Fannin County, Highway 515 and Highway 282 in Gilmer County. Weather permitting, work will proceed daily between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. GDOT calls the grass cutting "integrated roadside vegetation management," which is a method to "bring together social and cultural elements, biological concerns, and mechanical treatments to economically manage roadsides for motorist safety, environmental health and visual quality," according to a …
Friday, March 15, 2013
Both individuals were injured in an accident on I-575 northbound at Towne Lake Parkway that stalled traffic for nearly four hours.
Two people sustained what Woodstock public safety officials called "non-life threatening injuries" in an accident that left northbound traffic on Interstate 575 at Towne Lake Parkway at a standstill for nearly four hours. According to the Georgia Department of Transportation, the accident involving an 18-wheeler and a box truck was first reported to the agency at approximately 5:20 a.m. Brittany Duncan, spokesperson for the Woodstock Police Department, said preliminary clues indicate the box truck was possibly stalled on the side of the highway when it was hit by the 18-wheeler. "However, at this time, the accident is currently under investigation," she added. Two of the three individuals — the driver of the 18-wheeler and one of two …
An accident involving human waste has been cleared four hours after the accident was reported, but motorists should expect some delays.
UPDATE at 9:22 a.m.: after a four-hour delay, the accident has been cleared and all lanes are now open. An accident involving human waste has shut down the northbound lanes of Interstate 575 at Towne Lake Parkway. According to the Georgia Department of Transportation, the accident involving an overturned dump truck was first reported to the agency at approximately 5:20 a.m. Crews with the city of Woodstock are currently working to clean up the waste and do not have an estimate as to when the clean up will be complete. Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch reader Jennifer Oglesby Blackwell noted the accident "looks very, very bad." "Praying for the passengers," she added. Another reader, Kathy Stroup, added on Facebook that there is "an over …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
The ceremony was set to be held on Tuesday, but was cancelled due to inclement weather.
Today's weather should be nearly perfect for the city of Woodstock to hold its ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of the Ridgewalk Parkway interchange on Interstate 575. The ceremony, which was originally slated to be held on Tuesday, will start at 10 a.m. today. Parking will be available along Rope Mill Road near Olde Rope Mill Park and at the VCC Construction's office area along Woodstock Parkway and Ridgewalk Parkway. The design-build project officially wrapped up on Nov. 16, about six weeks ahead of its Dec. 31 completion date. The project also was completed on budget. Along with building a diamond-shaped interchange, crews also replaced the Ridgewalk Parkway bridge over the interstate, realigned Rope Mill Road to intersect with …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
The new interchange has been open for nearly two weeks.
UPDATE @ 8:14 a.m.: the city has cancelled today's ribbon cutting due to the weather. It will be rescheduled for a later date. The city of Woodstock today will host a ribbon cutting for the new Ridgewalk interchange. The ribbon cutting will be held at 10 a.m. near the site. Since rain is expected to linger in the area during the morning hours, the city has made parking available off Rope Mill Road at Olde Rope Mill Park. A shuttle will take attendees from the park to the site of the ribbon cutting starting at 9:30 a.m. The design-build project officially wrapped up on Nov. 16, about six weeks ahead of its Dec. 31 completion date. The project entailed building a diamond-shaped interchange, replacing the existing Rope Mill Road bridge …
Sunday, November 18, 2012
The project finished six weeks ahead of schedule.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Motorists will have an additional way to directly access Interstate 575.
UPDATE @ 5:20 p.m.: Patch has now confirmed the new interchange opened at 4:15 p.m. Friday UPDATE @ 12:30 p.m.: Patch went to the site of the new interchange and spoke with an official with C.W. Matthews, who said the Ridgewalk Parkway interchange will be open "late tonight." Friday has signaled the completion of one of Woodstock's most anticipated projects. The long-awaited Ridgewalk Parkway interchange opened late Friday afternoon, giving thousands of drivers another way to directly access Interstate 575. The project entailed building a diamond-shaped interchange, replacing the existing Rope Mill Road bridge over the interstate, realigning Rope Mill Road to intersect with Ridgewalk Parkway and installing auxiliary lanes between the new …
donnie
4:26 pm on Friday, March 15, 2013
Suprised those trucks don't crash any more than they do. They drive way too fast and are lane changers.I drive 575 and hate to see one coming... Was going to call in on one last Monday, but they had so much $!?# on the truck door that I could not see the name and phone # to call. more ›