About half of Lees Mill Road in Fayette County remains closed while construction to replace a culvert pipe at Tar Creek continues. The project, funded by the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, began in August with relocation of a gas line that wasn’t completed until September.

Repeated rain caused an additional two-week delay until new soil could be put in place around the culvert. A detour is rerouting traffic onto Lees Lake Road, Rivers Road and Hwy. 92. The county says Lees Mill Road is expected to re-open sometime before Thanksgiving.

Information: 770-320-6010 or publicworks@fayettecountyga.gov.

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