ATLANTA — With final FIFA World Cup celebrations hitting the pitch and in full swing, the City of Atlanta has a road closure in place for safety.
According to the Atlanta Department of Transportation, part of 10th Street NE between Piedmont Avenue and Monroe Drive will be closed while FIFA World Cup activities continue at Piedmont Park.
The road closure, while temporary, is going to last most of Sunday, starting at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 10 p.m.
To help get around the closure, ATLDOT has detours in place.
Those detours are:
Traveling Eastbound to Monroe Dr NE and North of 10th St NE:
- Turn LEFT onto Piedmont Ave NE
- Turn RIGHT onto Monroe Dr NE
- Travel to your destination
Traveling Westbound to Monroe Dr NE and South of 10th St NE:
- Turn RIGHT into Juniper Sr NE
- Turn LEFT onto Ponce De Leon Ave NE
- Turn LEFT onto Monroe Dr NE
Traveling Eastbound to Virginia Ave NE:
- Turn RIGHT into Juniper Sr NE
- Turn LEFT onto Ponce De Leon Ave NE
- Turn LEFT onto Monroe Dr NE
- Turn RIGHT onto Virginia Ave NE
Traveling Westbound on Virginia Ave NE to 10th St NE:
- Turn LEFT onto Monroe Dr NE
- Turn RIGHT onto Ponce De Leon Ave NE
- Turn RIGHT onto Piedmont Ave NE
The city said other options to get around include:
- To the east of Piedmont Park – use N Highland Dr NE as an alternative to Monroe Dr NE
- To the west of Piedmont Park – use W Peachtree St NW and Peachtree St NE as alternatives to Piedmont Ave NE and Juniper St NE
- To the south of Piedmont Park – use North Ave as an alternative to Ponce de Leon Ave NE
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