After we published a story on Jan. 28 about a series of lane closures along a busy part of Johnson Ferry Road, some readers had a lot of questions.
Cobb County government announced “urgent” repairs of gas lines but didn’t have much more information when we reached out.
We’ve just heard from and been in touch with Atlanta Gas Light, and can share a number of major details for a project that is expected to last until mid-March.
Spokeswoman Ashley Hoffman told us first off that it’s not an emergency at all, but part of a routine maintenance process.
“It’s not urgent,” she told East Cobb News Monday. “This is what we refer to as an indirect inspection.”
Hoffman said in response to our initial report that “regular inspections and maintenance efforts help ensure this level of reliability and are a part of a routine maintenance process, not an emergency or urgent repair” and that “the inspection will cause minimal disruption for those in the community.”
She said right now Atlanta Gas Light crews are doing initial surveying to see about major issues that may require repairs or other service.
She said that to her knowledge, lane closures haven’t begun yet—we haven’t noticed any and we’re located in the inspection area as well—and she’s checking to find out more.
We’ll post more specifics about days, times and areas of the Johnson Ferry corridor when those closures come about. Hoffman said she’s contacting the crews since the scope of the project is so fluid and because the inspection area is extensive.
The area of the closures is greater than what was initially announced as well, stretching from Bishop Lake Road to Oliver Palms Walk—that’s the side street next to the Mt. Bethel Church Cemetery just above Lower Roswell Road.
“A rolling lane closure will be utilized to control traffic during the indirect inspection of the pipe,” Hoffman said. “The road will remain open except for the small span of the affected lane as the operation moves from start to finish.”
Related:
- Johnson Ferry Road closures to address ‘urgent’ repairs
- New Akers Mill ramp to I-75 Express Lanes opens
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