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Traffic alert: Tree falls, closing road in Roswell

A downed tree in Roswell has caused a road to close. City officials hope the road is cleared sometime Thursday afternoon.
A downed tree in Roswell has caused a road to close. City officials hope the road is cleared sometime Thursday afternoon.
By Mitchell Northam
July 26, 2018

A road in Roswell is closed Thursday morning due to a fallen tree.

A large tree fell across Willeo Road around 7:15 a.m.

As of 10:30 a.m., a section of the road, near the Chattahoochee Nature Center, remained closed as crews worked to remove the tree.

In an email blast, the city of Roswell said the road will reopen Thursday afternoon.

City officials did not say what caused the tree to fall or if there were any injuries.

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