{"id":228146,"date":"2025-08-04T12:41:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T16:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=228146"},"modified":"2025-08-04T12:41:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T16:41:44","slug":"eagle-drive-closed-near-coosa-high-for-emergency-drain-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=228146","title":{"rendered":"Eagle Drive Closed Near Coosa High for Emergency Drain Repair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Eagle Drive is shut down near Coosa High School as crews rush to fix a damaged cross drain after heavy rains washed it 20 feet downstream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udea7 <strong>Why It Matters:<\/strong> This closure hits right where school traffic flows, meaning delays and detours for students, parents, and staff. Drivers should plan ahead to avoid getting stuck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crews from Floyd County Public Works are on site now, inspecting the 48-inch pipe that failed under the pressure of recent storms. The damage forced an immediate shutdown to prevent further erosion or safety risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris Fincher, deputy director of Floyd County Emergency Management, says the repair is urgent and ongoing. Residents can stay updated by texting \u201cFloydAlert\u201d to 99411 for emergency notifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expect traffic disruptions around the Coosa High campus until repairs are complete. Officials have not yet announced a timeline for reopening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udea6 <strong>Traffic Impact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Eagle Drive closure affects school drop-off and pick-up routes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drivers urged to seek alternate paths around the campus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The heavy rains that caused the pipe failure are a reminder of how vulnerable local infrastructure can be during storms. Floyd County crews are working against the clock to restore safe passage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Sources:<\/strong> Floyd County Public Works, Floyd County Emergency Management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[mailerlite_form form_id=46]\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eagle Drive is shut down near Coosa High School as crews rush to fix a damaged cross drain after heavy rains washed it 20 feet downstream. \ud83d\udea7 Why It Matters: This closure hits right where school traffic flows, meaning delays and detours for students, parents, and staff. Drivers should plan ahead to avoid getting stuck. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":948,"featured_media":220207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"behind","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[18707,18706,18705,14887,10022],"class_list":["post-228146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-traffic","tag-coosa-high","tag-drain","tag-eagle-drive","tag-flood","tag-flooding","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/948"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=228146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228146\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=228146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=228146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=228146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}