Buford Highway back open after fire under bridge

Buford Highway is back open after a fire under the Peachtree Creek bridge closed the highway in both directions Monday, Brookhaven police said.

Buford Hwy is now OPEN
— Brookhaven Police (@BrookhavenGaPD) April 18, 2017

Buford Highway was closed between North Druid Hills and West Druid Hills roads just before 9:30 p.m.

The highway reopened about 11:30 p.m.

MARTA bus route 39, which was redirected due to the road closure, is also back to normal.

ROUTE 39 BUSES HAVE RESUMED REGULAR ROUTING.
— MARTA Service (@MARTAservice) April 18, 2017

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