COBB COUNTY, Ga. — For yet another day, one of the main routes to I-75 from Acworth is flooded -- and waters are still rising.
Dozens of families in the area are now forced to find other ways around Tanyard Creek Road after the creek overflowed last week because of high water levels at Lake Allatoona.
Channel 2's Chris Jose was in Bartow County on Wednesday, where neighbors are worried the road could wash away.
Bartow County road crews closed off Tanyard Creek Road on Monday, but Jose has watched numerous people try to get across the flooded street.
Jose watched a driver of a pickup truck drive into the flood. He got about halfway and then put the truck in reverse.
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“Huge inconvenience, huge! I have to go all the way around," Justice Wright said.
Wright stood by Jose as the driver tried to navigate the flooded road.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said last week’s heavy rain filled up many lakes, including Carter Lake and Lake Allatoona.
While the dams have been opened to release water, officials said they're also retaining as much as they can to prevent a major flood downstream.
In West Cobb County, Old Stilesboro Road is shut down. Cobb Department of Transportation crews are concerned Allatoona Creek could spill onto the street.
According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lake Allatoona was at 851 feet above sea level on Wednesday, which is about 11 feet above normal for this time of year.
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