Heads up, Atlanta drivers: If your commute includes Wieuca Road NE, you'll need to find an alternative route on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Atlanta Department of Transportation (ATLDOT) is closing a segment of the road — specifically between Phipps Boulevard NE and Old Ivy Road NE — to facilitate utility work from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on both days, as reported by the official ATLDOT website.
For those navigating this part of Buckhead, you've got a few detour options laid out: eastbound traffic on Old Ivy Rd NE wanting to go left onto Wieuca Rd NE will have to turn left onto N. Stratford Rd, then make a right, a left, or perhaps even both down the line to get back on Wieuca Rd NE — avoiding the closed area. Similarly, taking a right onto Wieuca Rd NE from Old Ivy Rd NE will mean a bit of a scenic drive, making a right onto N. Stratford Rd NE then a left onto Longleaf Rd NE, and another left back onto Phipps Blvd NE to reach Wieuca Rd NE.
For the journey northward on Wieuca Rd NE, the detour takes you right onto Peachtree Rd, a left onto Peachtree Dunwoody Rd NE followed by another left onto Loridans Dr NE, and then you’ll find yourself making a decision to turn right or left back onto Wieuca Rd NE. Southbound travelers on Wieuca Rd NE will weave over to Loridans Dr NE with a left turn, snake right onto Peachtree Dunwoody Rd NE, hang another right onto Peachtree Rd, and finally veer right or left, as they please, to return to Wieuca Rd NE.
Local traffic will still flow southbound between Loridans Drive NE and Lovette Lane NE despite the closure, so residents within that stretch are in the clear, albeit with the sidewalk being off-limits during the utility work. ATLDOT is deploying enforcement officers to assist with traffic control, ensuring that motorists heed the detour signs and navigate the changes smoothly, as per details shared on the official advisory.
Any concerns or questions regarding the temporary traffic disruption might be swirling about your head, and ATLDOT is ready to field those, direct any inquiries to their email address: [email protected]. With the closure being a short-term inconvenience for the sake of long-term infrastructure gains, commuters are advised to plan ahead, allowing extra travel time, patience, and a keen eye for those detour signs.
