Interstate 75 in Cobb County is reopening in both directions after being shut down for hours on Friday afternoon for a “suspicious item.”

NewsChopper 2 watched as Cobb County Bomb Squad’s robot picked up the suspicious item and loaded it onto a containment truck.

Bomb squad robot investigates suspicious device on Atlanta interstate as Marietta Fire crews secure the scene.
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The containment truck then removed the item from the interstate.

The interstate was shut down between Delk Road and Windy Hill Road for more than two hours.

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Georgia Department of Transportation cameras in the area showed several fire trucks and police cruisers blocking off a part of the interstate.

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