UPDATE: Haynes Bridge Road Is Now Open

UPDATE at 4:19 p.m.: The city of Alpharetta has announced Haynes Bridge Road has reopened at its intersection with Blackwatch Lane. 

"The city of Alpharetta continues to advise motorists to avoid the area if possible during the evening commute, as traffic congestion and delays will be heavy," the city notes.

UPDATE at 3:08 p.m.: Alpharetta leaders say Haynes Bridge Road will remain closed throughout the Tuesday evening commute.

“The remaining road network simply cannot handle the volume of traffic with Haynes Bridge Road out of play,” said Alpharetta Assistant City Administrator James Drinkard.  “The only way to lessen the impact and aggravation that motorists will experience is to get as many commuters as possible to not travel along the roads in that area during tonight’s peak commute.”

Motorists are advised to expect heavy traffic delays along Haynes Bridge, Old Alabama, and Nesbitt Ferry Roads as well as along any secondary and neighborhood streets that connect to the larger road network in that area. Alpharetta also encourages motorists traveling to places south of Mansell Road to approach that area from Holcomb Bridge Road.

UPDATE at 12:35 p.m.: Haynes Bridge Road is expected to remained closed at Blackwatch Lane for an additional three hours, according to the city's Facebook page. 

"All roadways in the vicinity of the road closure are completely saturated with traffic at this time," the city wrote. "Gridlock level congestion is being experienced Old Alabama and Nesbitt Ferry Roads as well as along any secondary and neighborhood streets that connect to the larger road network."

Motorists are strongly advised to avoid these areas, as additional traffic will only serve to worsen the situation.

ORIGINAL STORY

The city of Alpharetta has closed Haynes Bridge Road near Blackwatch Lane after a tractor trailer hit a power pole at the aforementioned roads' intersection early Tuesday morning. 

All traffic is being re-routed at this time from the area, which is just south of Haynes Bridge Middle School.

A tractor trailer struck ran into a power pole, which snapped in half, according to Fox 5 Atlanta. 

The semi-truck also hit the electrical lines and the traffic signal at the intersection, the city said on its Facebook page. 

Georgia Power crews are in route to remove the electrical lines so the semi-truck can be extricated and removed from the scene. 

"Crews will then have to erect new power poles and reestablish the traffic signal before the road can be reopened," the city wrote, adding it believes the intersection will return to normal operations in roughly three hours.

All southbound traffic on Haynes Bridge Road is being detoured at Mansell Road and northbound traffic is being forced to turn back at Thornberry Drive.

"Motorists are strongly urged to avoid the impacted area and choose alternative travel routes," the city added.

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