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MLK Day events require road closures

January 16, 2017, Atlanta - A bass drum player taps out and kneels for a short rest towards the conclusion to the annual MLK Day parade in Lawrenceville, Georgia, on Monday, January 16, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)

Credit: Henry P. Taylor

Credit: Henry P. Taylor

January 16, 2017, Atlanta - A bass drum player taps out and kneels for a short rest towards the conclusion to the annual MLK Day parade in Lawrenceville, Georgia, on Monday, January 16, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)
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Jan 15, 2018

WSB Radio has a list of road closures caused by Martin Luther King Jr. Day events today.

They include:

  • 10th Street in both directions for the MLK Day 5K "Let Freedom Run," which began at 8 a.m.;
  • Auburn Avenue in both directions for the King Week Holiday march and rally, which begins at 2 p.m.;
  • Portions of Hood Avenue, Highway 85 and Highway 54 in Fayetteville for the MLK Jr. Day parade, which begins at 10:30 a.m. at Fayette County High School; and
  • Portions of Lawrenceville Highway and Langley Drive in Lawrenceville for the Gwinnett County MLK Day Parade at 11 a.m.

Click here for a list of Atlanta area events honoring Martin Luther King Jr. There are also many MLK Day of Service opportunities in Metro Atlanta. That list is here.

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Tia Mitchell is the AJC’s Washington Bureau Chief. In this role, she writes about Georgia’s congressional delegation, campaigns, elections and the impact that decisions made in D.C. have on residents of the Peach State.

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