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Busy Westside intersection to close 10 hours a day for three weeks

Atlanta’s Department of Watershed Management is launching a water supply program that will provide a minimum of 30 days of raw water by tunneling almost five miles between a quarry, the Hemphill Water Treatment Facility and the Chattahoochee River.
Atlanta’s Department of Watershed Management is launching a water supply program that will provide a minimum of 30 days of raw water by tunneling almost five miles between a quarry, the Hemphill Water Treatment Facility and the Chattahoochee River.
By Becca J G Godwin
Sept 18, 2017

Electrical work near the Hemphill Water Treatment Plant will cause a busy Westside intersection to close for 10 hours a day over about three weeks.

The intersection of Howell Mill and Huff roads will shut down from Tuesday through Oct. 11, excluding weekends, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Traffic control measures will be in place to guide drivers around the work zone, but city officials are urging everyone to use caution and avoid the area if possible.

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The work is in conjunction with a project that will build a five-mile conveyance tunnel to increase the city’s water reserve to more than 30 days.

The tunnel will connect the Chattahoochee River, Hemphill Water Treatment Plant and a 2.4 billion gallon reservoir at the former Bellwood Quarry.

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Channel 2's Katie Walls got an exclusive tour of the quarry.

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