Bells Ferry Road reopens in Cherokee County after utility pole struck
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. - A stretch of Bells Ferry Road was closed on early Friday morning after a vehicle crashed into a power pole, according to the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office.
What we know:
The crash happened around 5 a.m. between Wyngate Parkway and Surrey Drive, where officials say the pole was left damaged and leaning over the roadway.
Crews wroked all day to replace the pole, a process expected to take about eight hours.
Drivers were being asked to avoid the area and use alternate routes, including Surrey Drive, Wyngate Parkway and Towne Lake Parkway.
The road reopened shortly after 4 p.m. Friday.