SOUTH FULTON, Ga. — A major road will shut down starting this week, impacting traffic and businesses through next spring.
Construction signs are warning drivers about Fairburn Road project in South Fulton, just north of Cascade Road.
The full closure is needed to rebuild two old bridges and keep a 30-inch watermain connected. Drivers
“It’s going to be congested. We got a lot of schools, we got a lot of business going on. It’s just going to be congestion,” driver Victor Johnson said.
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Crews will have Fairburn Road closed to all but local traffic from Benjamin E. Mays Drive to Cascade Road. The posted detour takes traffic inside the perimeter over Interstate 285 to Lindhurst Drive to get north and south.
South Fulton Mayor Carmalita Gumbs met with neighbors and business owners on Friday to hear their concerns and answer questions.
“I do know with this particular corridor and construction on 285, it will challenge your patience. I was sitting in the traffic just last weekend, so I understand. But ask that you be patient with us,” Gumbs said.
The City of South Fulton scheduled the work to begin Monday. But the city’s public works director said it would likely get pushed back to another morning this week.
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