Metro Atlanta
Metro Atlanta

Traffic alert: Part of Roswell Road closed for 2 weeks, starting May 8

File photo

Credit: Ralph Barrera

Credit: Ralph Barrera

File photo
By Mitchell Northam
April 28, 2017

Drivers in Sandy Springs will need to find a detour for two weeks beginning on May 8.

That’s when a stretch of Roswell Road will be closed for utility work by Georgia Power. The stretch of the road that will be closed is the southbound curb lane between Mt. Vernon and Johnson Ferry Roads.

Sandy Springs says work will begin on May 8 and continue for about two weeks, Monday through Friday’s, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

RELATED: Milton father runs North Pole half-marathon for diabetic son

RELATED: Alpharetta woman - 'It's not fair' after DUI with 2 kids in car

Motorists are advised to expect delays and use caution when driving in the area. Updates will be posted on the city's website at sandyspringsga.gov/roadwork.

Like North Fulton County News Now on Facebook | Follow on Twitter and Instagram

RELATED...

Oxbow Road in Roswell was closed as crews cleaned up the mess.

About the Author

Mitchell Northam
More Stories

Keep Reading

The deadly shooting happened at the West Ridge Shopping Center on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive near Lynhurst Drive, police said. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)

Credit: Ben Hendren

Teen, 17, fatally shot while shopping at SW Atlanta complex, police say

A 17-year-old was gunned down Saturday while shopping at a southwest Atlanta complex, police said.

Hiram officer loses home to fire on Thanksgiving Day

A metro Atlanta police officer’s home went up in flames on the morning of Thanksgiving Day. No residents or firefighters were injured, according to Paulding Fire Rescue.

McDonough elects first mayor from historic Blacksville neighborhood

Kam Varner has roots in Blacksville, a neighborhood established by formerly enslaved people after the Civil War.

The Latest

Sonny Bharadia, who spent more than two decades behind bars for a 2001 crime he did not commit, is suing the small town of Thunderbolt and the two law enforcement officers who handled his case. (Courtesy of Georgia Innocence Project)

Credit: Georgia Innocence Project

Man locked up for 23 years despite evidence proving his innocence, lawsuit says

Teen, 17, fatally shot while shopping at SW Atlanta complex, police say

Hiram officer loses home to fire on Thanksgiving Day

Featured

Carleigh Knight (left) and her sister, Natalie Rogovin, look at Christmas ornaments while shopping at Kudzu Antiques + Modern in Decatur on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Natrice Miller/AJC)

Credit: Natrice Miller

Metro Atlanta retailers hopeful for strong holiday season after chaotic year

Some independent retailers in metro Atlanta are entering this holiday season feeling battered by what they call a chaotic year.

$21B data center proposal aims to become one of Georgia’s largest

Trammell Crow Co. is planning a $21 billion technology campus for a 1,632-acre site along I-75 roughly 60 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.

This metro Atlanta couple spearheaded a change in football helmets

Erin and Lee Hanson are the founders behind Guardian Sports, the company that makes the Guardian Caps worn by college football and NFL players.