Abandoned Vehicles Will Be Towed

Georgia officials said they will immediately begin towing abandoned vehicles on Atlanta’s freeways as part of an Olympics-related crackdown on passenger and truck traffic aimed at reducing the threat of terrorism.

Much of the city’s freeway system is under camera surveillance and authorities have set up a system to dispatch rescue trucks to make minor car repairs and provide fuel.

Truckers without a delivery or pickup in the city are required by law to use the highway that circles Atlanta instead of the freeway that passes through the city center, said Georgia Transportation Commissioner Wayne Shackleford.