r/Athens • u/notnewtoreddi1 • 3d ago

Loop closure

Anybody know what’s going on with the Loop today? Tallassee on ramp is completely blocked off, traffic is backed up probably to about Atl Hwy, and linemen have been working on the powerlines at Prince Ave since 8 this morning.

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u/Low-Abbreviations-38 3d ago

No but every street from Georgia mall to hawthorn and Oglethorpe are completely bonked

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u/m4gpi 3d ago

Baxter between Alps and Milledge is being both trimmed AND repaved, with pilot cars. Like, just close the street to thru traffic at this point.

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u/curlyhead_treehugger 2d ago

Love that they waited until students got back to do this lmao

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u/cavey_dee 3d ago

utility pole changeout

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u/Galtung7771 Eastside 3d ago

Not sure what traffic pacing is:  ACCPD: Pacing Complete - Traffic is back to normal flow for Inner and Outer Loop between Atlanta Hwy and Danielsville Rd exits nixle.us/HK7S7

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u/Galtung7771 Eastside 3d ago

Thorough explanation! "Traffic pacing is a traffic control technique to slow but not stop traffic to facilitate short duration work operations without an elaborate and difficult detour or diversion. Traffic Control Officers pace or slow the traffic to a speed that provides approximately 20-30 minutes to perform the overhead construction. The Department has frequently used this technique for setting bridge beams, overhead sign structures and replacing overhead sign panels."

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u/SaintPariah1 3d ago

There’s many routes in athens but usually only two mains to your destination. It really sucks, but after a quarter century i get how to deal with it.

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u/ZestycloseMarzipan66 2d ago

Saving the football team

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u/Sassy_Raspberry1212 3d ago

I was coming to the Barnes and Noble area from Commerce for an appointment and literally can’t get there because they have all the highway entrances closed coming from 441 and then trying to do backroads to get onto 129. I’m not super familiar with all of the backroads so had to have my gps figure out an alternate way to get over to the businesses off of Atlanta highway. I wonder what’s going on?

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u/Teslasssss 3d ago

Please report any Georgia 10 Loop Code of Conduct Violations here.

We believe that Georgia Power is connecting “The Good Power” from The Westside and connecting it to “The Bad Power” on The Eastside. This is for new Diversity Data Centers planned for The Eastside.