That suspicious device that shut down the Downtown Connector for more than two hours Monday was part of a Georgia State University art student’s project, according to a report at the AJC.
“Georgia State University sincerely apologizes for the traffic problems resulting yesterday from the mounting of a student camera at the 14th Street Bridge,” the university said in a statement. “The camera was one of 18 used by students in an art project and deployed at various locations in the city.”
All lanes on the Downtown Connector and the 14th Street bridge were closed for three hours on Feb. 2 when the device was found duct-taped to the bridge by a pedestrian.
Bomb technicians detonated the device at 3:50 p.m. but there was no secondary explosion. WSB reported yesterday that a witness said writing on the pipe or tube-shaped object read “Slow motion video. Do not move until spring.”
Surface streets in Downtown and Midtown were gridlocked during the rush hour, while MARTA bus service and other transit was also severely disrupted.
