Gridlock Guy: Why I-285 (Ashford/Dunwoody Rd Exit) flooded in the same place — twice (contractor)

[LynnHarris1]

“What the flood?” — or some variation thereof — was a likely reaction from commuters stuck in recent watery messes on I-285.

Heavy rain on both Friday, January 3, and during the line of severe storms on Saturday, January 11, caused heavy ponding in the four left lanes of I-285/westbound (Outer Loop) at Ashford Dunwoody Road (Exit 29). In each case, crews took a couple of hours to find and unclog the responsible drain, leading WSB Triple Team Traffic to issue our “GRIDLOCK ALERTS” for the stopped traffic back before I-85/Spaghetti Junction..."

https://www.ajc.com/news/local/gridl...bwgiWi6kiqpRK/

SOURCE: AJC

[DreamerD]

So I understand mistakes happen, but GDOT having to send a crew out to fix a mistake that was not theirs makes me wonder why fines/penalties were not utilized against the contractor. With the first time assuming this wasn't something intentional, I understand but not for a second time.



I saw this in the second half of the article: “We are pumping the water out so staff can safely get into the drain and place cameras there that will assess the situation,” Moore said."


Hopefully this will mean that road closures can be prevented in the future by careful monitoring during periods of heavy rain.