Updated, Tuesday 8:15 am:
Cobb Police say Sewell Mill Road has reopened.
Original story:
Cobb government and Cobb Police said Monday that the busy intersection of Sewell Mill Road and Bill Murdock Road was closed Monday afternoon for repairs following a gas main break.
Cobb Police issued the first message after 11 a.m. Monday, saying the Sewell Mill closure was between Meadow Chase Drive to its intersection with Ardsley Drive.
That was right before early release at Walton High School and Dodgen Middle School on Bill Murdock Road.
Around 1:30 p.m., Cobb government provided an update saying that “is no danger at either school, however repair work is underway and the intersection will be closed until it is completed.”
Shortly after 6 p.m. Monday, Cobb Police said that “Sewell Mill Road at Murdock Road is still closed and will likely be closed for the remainder of the night.”
Cobb government said around 9 Monday night the work will continue into Tuesday morning and could affect access to a voting precinct in the primary elections:
Repair crews are working into the evening to repair damage done by a gas main break at the intersection of Sewell Mill Road and Bill Murdock Road in east Cobb County. The intersection remains closed at this hour.
The closed intersection is near a polling place that will be used in Tuesday’s General/Nonpartisan election. The Murdock 01 precinct is at the Atlanta Chinese Christian Church Northwest at 1837 Bill Murdock Rd.
The building and area are safe and work to repair the intersection should be completed in the early morning hours. However, Cobb DOT crews are prepared to post a detour routing voters to the precinct if the work is not finished by the time the polls open at 7 a.m.
Elections officials say the precinct has been prepared and workers should be able to open it on time for voters. Voters who use Murdock 01 as their precinct should be prepared to follow the detour to the building if work on the intersection is still in progress.
For more updates, visit cobbcommute.org and click on the Sewell Mill Road Closure link.
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