Metro Atlanta commuters will face an extra traffic wrinkle Tuesday as former President Donald Trump crisscrosses the area for two political events.
Airspace restrictions and other security measures will begin around Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport as early as 2:30 p.m.
Trump is expected to land at the Atlanta airport Tuesday afternoon before heading north to Forsyth County, where he will participate in a Fox News town hall at the Reid Barn, an event venue in Cumming. The hourlong town hall meeting will be pre-taped for the cable news channel’s show “The Faulkner Focus” in front of an audience of only women.
Next, Trump will head to the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre for a campaign rally at 7:30 p.m. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. Airspace restrictions in the area are scheduled to last until 11 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Trump’s multi-event schedule means the candidate and his team will need to travel north through Atlanta at the beginning of the afternoon commute window, then travel southwest to the rally when traffic volume is typically at its highest.
Traffic is expected to ease before Trump and his team head south back to the airport at the conclusion of the Cobb rally.
Commuters can expect traffic delays along major highways, especially the Downtown Connector, Ga. 400 and I-285, as well as temporary closures at some on-ramps.
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