Summary: Drivers in Atlanta, one of the nation's most congested cities, faced a new reality Friday as they were forced to game out how to get around a collapsed portion of Interstate 85. One of the Southeast's major north-south roads. A mysterious fire collapsed an I-85 northbound overpass Thursday evening, injuring no one, but it did damage the southbound portion, forcing the closure of all five lanes in each direction for the foreseeable future. The shutdown likely sets the city up for traffic headaches for months to come after creating navigation issues on Thursday with jams that extended five miles or more and stranded motorists in the immediate area for hours.
Analysis: This article was published by Madison Park from CNN on March 30, 2017. She uses a third person point of view to convey an unbiased point of view. Additionally, I had absolutely no preview knowledge of this topic, so this article made me realize how important our interstate highway system is. This article was written for any citizen of the United States who is in the Atlantic area. It was published for an informative purpose of enabling the people to learn more about how our infrastructure needs improvement. This entire article could link directly to the Interstate Commerce Commission developed during the Progressive Era. This was a major project that completed our web of roads and now we need to focus on improving them.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/31/us/atlanta-interstate-85-fire-collapse/index.html
It's good that no one was injured from the fire.
ReplyDeleteWow! I like your synthesis about the Interstate Commerce Commission, and it is very good that no one was injured from the fire! However, I agree that this does show that we need a stronger infrastructure to prevent events like this from recurring.
ReplyDeleteI'm just thankful that no one was injured, let alone killed, by the fire.
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