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Major road closure: North Druid Hills Road Shuts down for 3-month bridge reconstruction

The closure will begin at 9 p.m. Friday, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.

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Overnight closure on I-85 at North Druid Hills begins Friday

Some lanes along Interstate 85 at North Druid Hills will be closed overnight beginning Friday.

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Pedestrian accidents on the rise | The simple thing everyone can do to prevent it

It is an urgent safety alert from the Georgia Department of Transportation to drivers.

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Pile driving to begin along GA-400 for Kimball Bridge Road replacement project

Pile driving for the new bridge over Georgia 400 at Kimball Bridge Road is expected to begin this weekend, weather permitting.

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I-285 lanes to reopen after months-long construction project

Drivers along Interstate 285 are about to get some much-needed. GDOT, this weekend, will reopen westbound lanes between Peachtree-Dunwoody and Roswell roads.

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Buckhead's Georgia 400 tunnel should be fully lit by September

The tunnel had been in the dark for more than a year. Then Better Call Harry got involved.

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Driver may soon be holding out for a HERO Unit on Atlanta's highways

Drivers who breakdown along Atlanta’s highways overnight may be waiting a bit longer for help after GDOT’s HERO Units cut their hours.

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GDOT pauses overnight HERO patrols due to staffing shortage

Big changes are coming to the metro Atlanta's HERO program as the Georgia Department of Transportation deals with employee burnout and staffing shortages.

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Engineers points out needed changes after man in wheelchair struck by car in Buckhead

Recently, a volunteer at the Shepherd Spinal Center in Buckhead, was struck by a driver as he was trying to cross Peachtree Road.

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Georgia officials hit Norfolk Southern with a $10,000 fine for train derailment and spill

Regulators say it caused thousands of soybeans to spill into a Flat Creek last July, which leads to Lake Lanier.

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