Ted Turner Drive SW at Mitchell Street SW (Spring Street Bridge) will reopen to traffic in both directions. This  includes  two newly resurfaced northbound  lanes  and  one  southbound  lane. In addition, two-way  traffic  has  resumed  at the  intersection  of  Ted  Turner  Drive  SW and Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive SW

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Ted  Turner Drive  SW from Mitchell  Street SW to  Martin  Luther  King,  Jr.  Drive  SW (MLKJr. Dr.)has been closed to traffic since 2018to accommodate a bridge replacement project. The project includes:

• Demolition  and  reconstruction  of  the  viaduct  and  roadway  from  the Mitchell  Street intersection between the Richard B. Russell Federal Building and the MLK Jr. Building to the MLK Jr. Dr. intersection.

• Widening of the new MLK Jr. Dr. viaduct construction from the new abutment to the Spring Street viaduct.

• Construction of a retaining wall and reconstruction of lower MLK Jr. Dr.

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Testing for the newly installed traffic signal also begins with the reopening of the bridge. The testing will continue for 30 days before permanent operation begins.

Visit the Spring Street Bridge project pageat:https://atldot.atlantaga.gov/projects/spring-street-bridge-phase-2for more information.

Questions  and/or  concerns  related  to  this closure may  be  directed  to Atlanta  Department  of Transportation Public Relations Manager Michael Frierson at mfrierson@atlantaga.gov.

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