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A drive-thru COVID-19 testing site at the Church of Highlands Grandview campus closed on Tuesday after thousands of cars clogged traffic on U.S. 280, Al.com reported.
Attempts to reach church staff on Tuesday were unsuccessful, but Al.com reported that the heavy traffic was preventing staff and visitors access to the nearby Grandview Medical Center.
A church leader told an AL.com reporter that the site closed because it reached its capacity.
The site’s closure Tuesday came after Assurance Scientific Labs, the company operating the testing, had closed two previous sites in Birmingham and Bessemer and announced one site would relocate to the church.
The Alabama Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that the state has set up 6 screening sites, located in Hale, Montgomery, Marengo, Jefferson, Tuscaloosa and Elmore counties.
Anyone who believes they need to be tested is asked to call the state’s hotline at 1-888-264-2256.
