Habersham County has reopened one of two local roads shut down by heavy rains earlier this week. County officials say floodwaters have receded on East Glade Creek Road near Hollywood, and it is back open for through travel.
“The Road Department has inspected the bridge at East Glade Creek Road and has found no erosion or deficiencies,” says county clerk Brandy Carnes. “This bridge is scheduled to be cleaned, graveled, and ditched in expectation of reopening it prior to the end of the day on Monday, January 9.”
Woodfield Way off Camp Creek in Cornelia remains closed. Crews set up roadblocks over a culvert where part of the shoulder of the road washed away. The washout undermined the pavement and roadbed, exposing a gas line.
A number of roads in communities across Northeast Georgia including Clarke, Habersham, Hall, and White counties had to be closed because of damage from rushing water. A sinkhole opened up on a road in Athens, swallowing a car.
On Tuesday, flash flooding temporarily shut down sections of South Main and Quillan Streets in Cleveland. Portions of Kanady Road and Airport Road were closed for several hours on Wednesday.
The problems arose as stormy weather passed through the region on Tuesday and Wednesday. Northeast Georgia has a chance to dry out over the next several days. The forecast calls for mostly clear, sunny skies through the rest of this week with only a slight chance of rain on Saturday.
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