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Traffic alert: Sinkhole closes lane on N. Fulton road

One woman was killed and another critically injured in the Belle Glade wreck.
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By Mitchell Northam
July 6, 2017

A sinkhole has closed a turn lane on a road in Johns Creek.

City officials say that crews began working on repairing damage from the sinkhole on northbound Jones Bridge Road around 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.

The work that crews are doing requires the right turn lane of the road onto Old Alabama Road to be closed through the night.

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City officials say that permanent repairs are scheduled for Friday morning.

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