All lanes on the Lazaretto Creek Bridge are back open as of 2:20 p.m. Sunday. Drivers heading to or from Tybee Island can expect traffic to return to normal soon. Officials urge drivers to be cautious as traffic flow resumes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\ud83d\uded1 What Happened:<\/strong> A vehicle crash earlier today blocked the Lazaretto Creek Bridge \u2014 the only road on or off Tybee Island. Emergency crews worked to clear the scene quickly to reduce the traffic jam that followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u26d1\ufe0f What We Know:<\/strong> The bridge closure temporarily stranded traffic in both directions. Tybee\u2019s only vehicular lifeline became a choke point, creating major delays for island residents, visitors and emergency responders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2049\ufe0f What We Don\u2019t Know:<\/strong> Officials haven\u2019t released details about the cause of the crash, the number of vehicles involved, or whether anyone was injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udccd Why It Matters:<\/strong> The Lazaretto Creek Bridge is Tybee\u2019s single access point by car. Any disruption to that route can have wide-reaching impacts \u2014 from public safety to tourism and daily errands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udca1 Take Action:<\/strong> If you\u2019re planning a trip to Tybee, double check road conditions before heading out. Give yourself extra time and stay patient in case of future delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83e\udd1d Remember the Golden Rule:<\/strong> If you’re on the road near an accident or backup, slow down, stay calm and look out for others. A little grace goes a long way \u2014 especially when everyone’s stuck in the same situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[mailerlite_form form_id=32]\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" All lanes on the Lazaretto Creek Bridge are back open as of 2:20 p.m. Sunday. Drivers heading to or from Tybee Island can expect traffic to return to normal soon. Officials urge drivers to be cautious as traffic flow resumes. \ud83d\uded1 What Happened: A vehicle crash earlier today blocked the Lazaretto Creek Bridge \u2014 the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":948,"featured_media":220318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[17673],"class_list":["post-220317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-traffic","tag-lazaretto-creek-bridge","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/948"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=220317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220317\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=220317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=220317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=220317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}