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Buford Highway closed between Duluth and Suwanee for water main repair

The incident has closed the road for hours Tuesday.
A section of Buford Highway, between Duluth and Suwanee, is closed as crews repair a water main break on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)

Credit: Ben Hendren

Credit: Ben Hendren

A section of Buford Highway, between Duluth and Suwanee, is closed as crews repair a water main break on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)
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Updated April 14, 2026

A section of Buford Highway in Gwinnett County has been closed for hours while crews work to repair a broken water main.

A Gwinnett spokesperson said water resources crews are fixing a 10-inch water main on the highway.

“The repair work is expected to last into the evening with minimal impact to water service in the area,” the county said in an email.

Crews work to repair a water main on Buford Highway on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, near Duluth. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)

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The road closure started just after 5 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation traffic site.

The work initially closed the highway from Sugarloaf Parkway to Percival Drive. In a noon update, the county said a longer stretch of the road is closed from Sugarloaf to South Scales Road, though local traffic does have access.

Motorists can take Peachtree Industrial Boulevard as an alternate route.

Buford Highway is closed at the intersection of Percival Drive on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. The road closure started just after 5 a.m. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)

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