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Lights, camera, street closures: Filming to shut down DeKalb roads

County officials did not say what is filming in the area this weekend.

Credit: AJC file

Credit: AJC file

County officials did not say what is filming in the area this weekend.
By J.D. Capelouto
March 15, 2019

Two North Decatur streets are scheduled to be shut down this weekend due to filming in the area.

Powell Lane, between Clairmont Road and Clairmont Circle, and Webster Drive, between North Decatur Road and Myrtle Lane, will be closed.

The closures are scheduled to run from 4:30 a.m. Saturday until 6 p.m. Sunday, according to a statement from DeKalb County. Officials did not say what is filming there.

The highlighted portions of this map show the roads that will be closed this weekend. (Photo: DeKalb County via Google Maps)
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If you live in the area, don’t worry. Residents who live on those streets will have access to their homes during the filming.

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J.D. is a local news reporter covering intown Atlanta and Atlanta City Hall for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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