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Traffic: Music festival will close roads, cause delays in Alpharetta

Alpharetta's Wire and Wood Songwriters Festival is a great way to experience world-class talent in a local town setting -- an experience that can be part of your perfect autumn weekend.

Credit: Courtesy of the Alpharetta Convention & Visitors Bureau

Credit: Courtesy of the Alpharetta Convention & Visitors Bureau

Alpharetta's Wire and Wood Songwriters Festival is a great way to experience world-class talent in a local town setting -- an experience that can be part of your perfect autumn weekend.
By Mitchell Northam
Oct 12, 2018

The Wire and Wood Songwriters Festival is in Alpharetta this weekend.

For many folks, this will be a lot of fun, filled with original music, food and drinks. But for drivers attempting to navigate the streets of Alpharetta this weekend, the festival could cause a headache.

Several roads in the city in North Fulton will be closed at various times this weekend.

These roads closed on Friday at 9 a.m. and will remain closed until Sunday at 5 a.m.

• Old Canton Street
• Old Roswell Street, from the Smokejack parking lot to Milton Ave.
• Milton Ave., from Highway 9 to Canton Street
• North Broad Street
• South Broad Street

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Additionally, a section of Market Street, from Commerce Street to the entrance of the Center City Parking Deck, will be closed from 3 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Sunday.

The city is strongly encouraging drivers to avoid downtown Alpharetta this weekend. Those who do drive near there the festival can expect heavy delays on Friday and Saturday between 4 and 11 p.m. The city says that there will be heavy pedestrian traffic near the area.

For more on the Wire and Wood Songwriters Festival, visit AJC.com for a preview. Parking information and performance schedules are available at  wireandwoodalpharetta.com.

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