Lane re-open on I-575 after HAZMAT situation

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team

Updated January 19, 2022 11:05pm EST

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. - A HAZMAT situation shut a section of Interstate 575 shut down in Cherokee County.

Authorities said lanes re-opened shortly before 11 p.m.

The northbound lanes on I-575 were closed between Sixes Road and Hickory Flat Highway.

The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office said the HAZMAT situation happened at Pilgrims Pride and the plant were evacuated.