GDOT launches Twitter feeds for specific highways | Transportation

ATLANTA (WXIA) -- The Georgia Department of Transportation has created 16 new Twitter accounts for traffic alerts throughout the state.

Each feed is tailored to a specific highway or region, according to GDOT spokeswoman Chata Spikes.

Spikes told 11Alive only serious accidents will be tweeted, as opposed to every single stall and fender bender on the highways.

Track highway conditions on Twitter:

*I-75, south of Atlanta: @GDOT_I75_S_GA

*I-16, between Macon & Savannah: @GDOT_I16

Southwest Georgia via @GDOTSW

Feeds for Atlanta traffic include:

* I-285: @GDOT_I285_ATL
* I-75: @GDOT_I75_ATL
* I-85: @GDOT_I85_ATL
* I-20: @GDOT_I20_ATL*