Alert for Columbus drivers: These three roads temporarily will close this month

Mark Rice
Three temporary closures of roads in Columbus are scheduled for this month.

Three temporary closures of roads in Columbus are scheduled for this month.

The Columbus Consolidated Government announced Friday the following road closures for railroad repairs:

  • Smith Road at the railroad crossing Nov. 12

  • Eighth Avenue at the railroad crossing Nov. 13

  • Ninth Avenue at the railroad crossing Nov. 14.

Detour signs will direct drivers along the alternative routes during the closures, CCG said in the news releases.

For more information, contact CCG engineering director Ronald “Vance” Beck at 706-225-4441 or beck.ronald@columbusga.org.

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