Sandy Plains Road closed

East Cobb traffic alert: Sandy Plains Road closed due to gas leak

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Sandy Plains Road closed

Cobb Police just issued a notice that a stretch of Sandy Plains Road near Scufflegrit Road is closed because of a gas leak.

The portion of Sandy Plains that is shut down in both directions is between Broussard Way and Rosebriar Drive, both residential streets, and the closure could last for several hours.

Police and fire crews are on the scene. The closest alternates are Canton Road and the Canton Road Connector to the west and Scufflegrit Road and Piedmont Road to the east.

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East Cobb Traffic Update: Sandy Plains Road reopened at Ebenezer Road

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Sandy Plains Road closed
Sandy Plains Road at Trickum Road Wednesday afternoon, after traffic reopened. (Ga. 511 camera photo)

UPDATED WEDNESDAY, 2:30 P.M.: Cobb DOT says Sandy Plains Road has reopened at Ebenezer Road this morning, after the completion of emergency repairs that closed the intersection overnight.

UPDATED TUESDAY, 5:20 P.M.: Cobb government has said just now that at water main break has closed Sandy Plains Road at Ebenezer Road, and that crews are headed there to make repairs.

UPDATED TUESDAY, 3:15 P.M.: Cobb DOT is diverting southbound Sandy Plains Road traffic onto Bryant Lane, and northbound traffic onto Ebenezer Road.

The water main break, which an East Cobb News reader said was caused by a truck striking a hydrant, took place at an intersection that’s undergoing construction work along Sandy Plains.

DOT the water flow has caused Sandy Plains to be “undermined,” and that the closure “is expected to be a long-term event.”

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