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Heavy Thanksgiving-holiday traffic through Macon clogs I-16 interchange at I-75

A photograph from about noon Wednesday shows the backup near downtown Macon on westbound Interstate 16, which stretched for about a mile from around the Ocmulgee River bridge on easterly past the Macon Coliseum.
A photograph from about noon Wednesday shows the backup near downtown Macon on westbound Interstate 16, which stretched for about a mile from around the Ocmulgee River bridge on easterly past the Macon Coliseum. / Joe Kovac Jr. The Telegraph

A noon-hour traffic jam left motorists delayed Wednesday in the heart of Macon as Thanksgiving-holiday travelers and locals alike navigated a stretch of freeway near the under-construction interchange at Interstate 75 and Interstate 16.

The midday backup on westbound I-16 stretched for about a mile from around the Ocmulgee River bridge on east past the Macon Coliseum.

The tie-up, due to heavy volume and freeways shrunk to two, shifting and bumpy lanes in spots because of long-ongoing roadwork, also backed up southbound I-75 approaching the I-16 interchange.

A photograph from about noon Wednesday shows the backup near downtown Macon on westbound Interstate 16, which stretched for about a mile from around the Ocmulgee River bridge on easterly past the Macon Coliseum.
A photograph from about noon Wednesday shows the backup near downtown Macon on westbound Interstate 16, which stretched for about a mile from around the Ocmulgee River bridge on easterly past the Macon Coliseum. / Joe Kovac Jr. The Telegraph

This story was originally published November 22, 2023 at 12:41 PM.

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Joe Kovac Jr.
The Telegraph
Joe Kovac Jr. writes about local news and features for The Telegraph, with an eye for human-interest stories. Joe is a Warner Robins native and graduate of Warner Robins High. He joined the Telegraph in 1991 after graduating from the University of Georgia. As a Pulliam Fellowship recipient in 1991, Joe worked for the Indianapolis News. His stories have appeared in the Washington Post, the Seattle Times and Atlanta Magazine. He has been a Livingston Award finalist and won numerous Georgia Press Association and Georgia Associated Press awards.
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