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Rockland Road roundabout closure begins Aug. 21

DeKalb County will close the roundabout at Rockland and Klondike roads overnight beginning Aug. 21 in order to work on improvements to the Honey Creek Pump Station. CONTRIBUTED
DeKalb County will close the roundabout at Rockland and Klondike roads overnight beginning Aug. 21 in order to work on improvements to the Honey Creek Pump Station. CONTRIBUTED
By Pamela Miller
Aug 17, 2017

The roundabout intersecting Rockland and Klondike roads will be closed to through traffic intermittently beginning Aug. 21 through Aug. 25 to facilitate construction on the Honey Creek Pump Station and force main improvements project.

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Road closure and detour signs and personnel will be in the area alerting motorists to the construction work and local traffic restrictions from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily.

Information: Department of Watershed Management Project Information Line at 1-800-986-1108 or projectinfo@dekalbcountyga.gov.

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