Buford Highway open after emergency repairs

All lanes of Buford Highway just south of Chamblee Tucker Road are open again after emergency road repairs.

Credit: JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

Credit: JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

All lanes of Buford Highway just south of Chamblee Tucker Road are open again after emergency road repairs.

A portion of Buford Highway that was closed Wednesday due to a water main break is open again, according to DeKalb County officials.

The part south of Beverly Hills Drive in Chamblee was blocked so crews could repair damage from the 8-inch break, which occurred Monday, officials said in a statement.

Lanes were open again about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Crews here on Buford Highway in Chamblee are now working to fill-in the massive hole.

“Repairs to the water main are complete,” the county said. “And no customers are without water service.”

Crews worked Tuesday night into Wednesday to fill a gaping hole in the highway dug as part of repair efforts.

Work along the highway earlier hurt local businesses.

Workers at a nearby Domino’s Pizza told Channel 2 Action News that few customers could get to the restaurant and their delivery drivers struggled to find routes.

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