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Buckhead water main break: Service restored, roads reopened

By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
Updated  July 5, 2024 5:45am EDT
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Service restored after water main break

Crews spent the Fourth of July repairing a water main that affected five apartment complex near Lakeside Drive in Buckhead.

ATLANTA - Atlanta Watershed Management has managed to restore water service to impacted areas following a water main break in Buckhead on Thursday afternoon.

The 8-inch break occurred at the intersection of Kingsboro Road NE and Lakeside Drive NE. Water could be seen coming up from cracks in the roadway, which appeared to have buckled in several places.

Those impacted by the water main break

According to Watershed Management, water service has been restored to apartment complexes in the area after being interrupted to allow for emergency repairs. The outage impacted five apartment complexes: 

  • The Grandview – 3481 Lakeside Dr., NE
  • AMLI Flatiron – 3480 Lakeside Dr., NE
  • AMLI Lenox – 3478 Lakeside Dr., NE
  • The Villa at Buckhead Heights – 3435 Kingsboro Rd., NE
  • Kingsbury Luxury Apartments – 3443 Kingsboro Road., NE

Two hydrants were also affected: 

  • 3480 Lakeside Dr., NE
  • 3445 Kingsboro Rd., NE
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Water main break along Kingsboro Road NE in Buckhead (FOX 5 Atlanta).

Road closures due to Buckhead water main break

The City of Atlanta's Department of Transportation (ADOT) announced that several roads in the area would be shut down until repairs were completed. The closures affected the area of Lakeside Drive NE from Sims Avenue NE to Kingsboro Road NE.

Local traffic was allowed to access driveways on Lakeside Drive NE from the intersection at Sims Avenue NE, according to ADOT.

As of Friday morning, the roads were reopened to traffic. Officials have not said if they might need to close any part of the area temporarily to work on finishing the repair project.

The Buckhead break follows a series of water main breaks in downtown Atlanta and Midtown that occurred in June, which paralyzed the city for multiple days and left residents and businesses scrambling. Residents in many parts of the city experienced services shut off and had to boil water for the duration of advisories.

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