If you're planning to traverse through downtown Atlanta along Centennial Olympic Park Drive NW anytime soon, be prepared to adjust your route. The Atlanta Department of Transportation (ATLDOT) has announced a closure that will affect a busy stretch of the road from Marietta Street NW to Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive SW, starting midnight, April 16, and will continue until the end of the month. As per a public notice published on ATLDOT's website, construction activities at 190 Marietta Street NW spur these traffic disruptions.
During this period, northbound traffic on Centennial Olympic Park Drive NW will be shut down, with southbound traffic constricted to a single lane. Pedestrians can breathe a little easier, though, as the sidewalks on the east side of the road will stay accessible. In a twist of logistics, driving northbound, commuters will need to make a left on Andrew Young International Blvd NW and then a right onto Marietta St NW to reconnect with Centennial Olympic Park Dr NW.
The detour should keep the flow of traffic moving, albeit more sluggishly. Meanwhile, anyone looking to park at the deck on Centennial Olympic Park Drive can rest assured that access remains open. It's a small reprieve in the midst of the transportation shake-up.
To aid with the flow of vehicles and to avoid confusion, enforcement officers, along with flaggers, will take positions onsite to direct and assist traffic. Questions or concerns arising from this temporary closure can be shot through to ATLDOT at their email address, [email protected], ensuring that dialogue remains open between the public and the city transportation officials during the alteration of accustomed pathways.
