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Lanes reopen on I-85 SB in Gwinnett Co. after pedestrian is struck and killed

Here's how you get around it.

Update: Lanes reopened on the highway around 7:45 a.m.

Original story below

Commuters coming in on I-85 South from Gwinnett County past where it meets Hwy. 316 are facing serious traffic this morning after a pedestrian was struck and killed on the motorway.

All lanes are blocked on I-85 southbound at Boggs Road after the early morning incident.

Authorities moved a body into an ambulance to be transported around 7 a.m., but gridlock will continue as a police investigation is expected to keep lanes closed for another hour or even longer. 

11Alive Traffic Tracker Crash Clark suggests Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Hwy. 29 or even Buford Highway as alternates. 

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