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Georgia Gwinnett College Research Aims To Stop Traffic Jams Before They Start During Emergencies

Anyone who lives in or near Atlanta has been intimately acquainted with traffic jams more times than they'd like to recall.

April 22, 2021

Anyone who lives in or near Atlanta has been intimately acquainted with traffic jams more times than they'd like to recall. On January 28, 2014, what is usually an infuriating annoyance became a life-or-death situation. An afternoon snowstorm blew through, draping two inches of snow and ice across the city and bringing it to a complete standstill. People were trapped in their cars overnight, in the freezing cold, on every major roadway.

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