McGinnis Ferry Road stays closed all week in south Forsyth County
A 24-hour closure on McGinnis Ferry Road began July 20 and was set to run through Sunday as crews replaced a 72-inch storm pipe.
McGinnis Ferry Road stayed closed 24 hours a day in south Forsyth County, cutting off a key corridor between Brookwood Road, Jones Bridge Road and Sargent Road while crews installed a 72-inch storm drain line. The shutdown began July 20 and was expected to last the entire week, forcing drivers onto two detours.
The closure hit one of Forsyth County’s busiest roads, a stretch that carries commuters, school traffic and business trips between south Forsyth and Johns Creek. WSB-TV Channel 2 Atlanta reported that drivers were already being caught off guard as they tried to get home, a sign of how quickly the road closure rippled through the evening commute and local errands.
The work is part of the McGinnis Ferry Road widening project. The City of Johns Creek said the road had to be closed so crews could replace a 72-inch storm pipe across McGinnis Ferry Road, a job that cannot be done safely with traffic passing through the work zone. The county’s road project made the closure a full one, with no opening during the day or overnight.
For drivers heading to school drop-offs, office parks, retail centers and neighborhoods along the corridor, the most immediate impact was the rerouting itself. Two detours were in place to move traffic around the closed section, and that left local motorists with few direct options for reaching destinations on either side of the work zone. South Forsyth residents and anyone crossing into Johns Creek had to build in extra time for morning and afternoon trips.
Forsyth County said the closure was a 24-hour full shutdown of part of McGinnis Ferry Road, and the county expected the restriction to continue through the week. The section affected ran between the Brookwood Road and Jones Bridge Road area and Sargent Road, creating a long gap on a road many drivers use as a daily shortcut through south Forsyth County.
When the road reopens, the wider project will still be in place, but this week’s closure was the kind of interruption that reshapes ordinary trips first, from the school run to the ride home.
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