Piedmont Road Reopens A Little Earlier Than Expected
Dan Raby / WABE
Atlanta drivers got some good news this morning as Piedmont Road reopened about 90 minutes earlier than expected, according to local news reports.
Because of the ongoing Interstate 85 bridge reconstruction, the Georgia Department of Transportation had closed Piedmont Road, just under the bridge, at 9 a.m. Tuesday. Work crews had to set the final section of beams on the highway, GDOT spokeswoman Natalie Dale said.
The road was scheduled to be closed until 9 a.m. today. But, according to Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports, southbound lanes reopened just before 7:40 a.m., and northbound lanes reopened a little later.
A fire caused the interstate bridge to collapse on March 30. Reconstruction is expected to be completed by June 15, state officials said.
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