Crews Repairing Road Damaged By Water Main Break in Sandy Springs

UPDATED at 1:06 p.m. SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- The Georgia Department of Transportation continue to make repairs to a sinkhole following a water main break that shut down a stretch of Roswell Road in Sandy Springs.

The break occurred under Roswell Road/S.R. 9 between Northridge Parkway and Hightower Trail, and has since been repaired by the city of Atlanta's Department of Watershed Management.

However, GDOT's focus is now "working as quickly and as efficiently as possible to allow all lanes of traffic to reopen as soon as possible."

To speed up repairs, crews will now use an additional lane for work, which will result in motorists being able to use one northbound and one southbound lane for travel on Roswell Road. A second northbound lane will open by 2 p.m. Thursday to accommodate the afternoon rush hour, the agency added.

Before repairs, crews are in the midst of excavating the area to make sure "all unsound areas are removed prior to reconstruction."

"With the current and forecast weather conditions, Georgia DOT anticipates that work will be impacted by rain predicted to extend through tomorrow," the agency added. "At this time a projected completion date is not available due to this weather pattern, but Georgia DOT will provide an updated timeline as soon as the information becomes available."

The break occurred around 3 p.m. May 3 in the 8400 block of Roswell Road, which is close to the Chick-fil-A restaurant.

Drivers are reminded to plan ahead as this will create delays. Return to Patch for updates.

Images via city of Sandy Springs