JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. — All lanes are back open on Interstate 85 southbound in Jackson County, just past Highway 129 in Jefferson due to a crash involving three semi-trucks, multiple cars and a "large fuel leak," authorities say.
The highway was closed for roughly three hours before it opened back up to traffic at around 9:15 a.m.
One person was transported to the hospital.
To make matters worse, a truck lost a load of chicken, they said, on the U.S. 129 off-ramp from I-85 north in a separate nearby accident.
Drivers were encouraged to use the following routes as alternates:
- I-985 south
- Highway 82 into Jefferson
- Highway 15 from Commerce to Highway 11
- Highway 124 to Braselton
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