Midtown road closed for water main break reopens after nearly a week
West Peachtree Street in Midtown reopened Friday morning after it was shut down last weekend for work crews to repair a major water main break that contributed to Atlanta’s recent water crisis.
The busy one-way street reopened around 6:30 a.m. The street closure and water outages shut down one of Midtown’s largest office buildings, along with multiple restaurants and other businesses.
While West Peachtree remained closed until Friday morning, water service was restored in Midtown on Wednesday. A 30-inch replacement pipe was seen Tuesday being lowered into the hole created around the break.
Atlanta Department of Watershed Management Commissioner Al Wiggins Jr. previously explained that the pipe was connected to a fire hydrant on the corner by Eleventh Street Pub, making replacement a necessity. The city completely lifted its boil water advisory Thursday, indicating water was safe to drink for all customers.
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Henri Hollis is a restaurant critic and food reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, where he covers Atlanta’s restaurants, chefs and dining culture. As part of the AJC’s Food & Dining team, he reviews new restaurants, reports on industry trends and explores metro Atlanta’s culinary scene through the neighborhoods and people that shape it.
