Sewer repair work to close roads in parts of Atlanta

Some residents will have to adjust their routes for the next few weeks as sewer work is expected to close three roads in southeast Atlanta. AJC FILE

Some residents will have to adjust their routes for the next few weeks as sewer work is expected to close three roads in southeast Atlanta. AJC FILE

Some residents will have to adjust their commutes for the next few weeks as sewer work is expected to close three roads in southeast Atlanta.

Work will begin 8 a.m. Monday on the roads and is expected to last three weeks, the Atlanta Department of Watershed announced in a news release.

Crews will replace a portion of a sewer line between Northern Street and Hosea L. Williams Drive on Third Avenue, according to the release. A sewer line will also be replaced between Second Avenue and Fourth Avenue along Hosea L. Williams Drive. A road closure will be in place from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

Crews will also work on sewer repairs on East Lake Drive at the Tupelo Street and Roseclair Drive intersections, the department announced. That road closure will last from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

The city is also extending sewer work on Ralph McGill Boulevard between Boulevard and Glen Iris Drive in northeast Atlanta, watershed officials said. The road will close from 9 a.m. to  4 p.m. daily.

Sewer work is expected to last another month.

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