Georgia · Dunwoody, DeKalb County · Road Closure
Chamblee Dunwoody Road Closed Between Redfield Drive and Oakpointe Place in Dunwoody, GA, After Gas Leak
The Dunwoody Police Department said Chamblee Dunwoody Road is shut both ways, from Redfield Drive to Oakpointe Place, because of a gas leak. Emergency crews have responded, the closure stands until further notice, and police asked drivers to avoid the area and use alternate routes.
Key facts
- What
- A gas leak has closed a section of Chamblee Dunwoody Road
- Where
- Chamblee Dunwoody Road between Redfield Drive and Oakpointe Place, Dunwoody, DeKalb County
- Direction
- Both directions
- Reason given
- Gas leak; emergency crews on scene
- Agency
- Dunwoody Police Department
- Status
- Closed, as of 1:43 p.m. ET Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026
- What police asked
- Drivers to avoid the area and use alternate routes
- Expected reopening
- Not given; in effect until further notice
- Reported by
- Atlanta News First
Which section of Chamblee Dunwoody Road is closed?
Chamblee Dunwoody Road is closed in both directions from Redfield Drive to Oakpointe Place in Dunwoody, the Dunwoody Police Department said, Atlanta News First reported Tuesday afternoon.
The reason police gave is a gas leak. Emergency crews have responded to the scene.
The closure holds until further notice, police said, and no reopening time came with it. Police asked drivers to avoid the area and to use alternate routes.
That was the status of the closure at 1:43 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. The stretch sits inside the city limits of Dunwoody, in DeKalb County.
Who has the authority to close a street in Dunwoody?
Dunwoody is a city, and Georgia law puts that power in the city’s hands. Under O.C.G.A. § 32-4-92(a)(7), a municipality may regulate and control the use of the public roads on its municipal street system, and of portions of a county road system that extend inside the city limits.
The same section, at (b), adds that a city may perform all acts necessary, proper or incidental to the efficient operation of that street system, and directs that the title be read liberally toward that end.
A related paragraph of the same statute, (a)(10), is the one that reaches the pipes themselves: a city may grant permits and set reasonable regulations for the installation, maintenance, renewal, removal and relocation of the pipes, mains and conduits of any utility in, on, along, over or under any part of its street system. The section was last amended by the General Assembly in 2002 and stands in the 2025 Code of Georgia.
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Who operates the natural gas pipes in Dunwoody?
The city's published trouble calls guide lists Atlanta Gas Light, at 877-427-4321, as the gas contact for Dunwoody. That is the utility contact the city itself lists for gas in Dunwoody.
How that company fits into the state’s gas market is unusual. The Georgia Public Service Commission says Atlanta Gas Light became a pipes-only company in 1998, when it opened its territory to competition under the Natural Gas Competition and Deregulation Act of 1997, and that it no longer sells gas directly to customers.
Certified natural gas marketers now sell to customers on that system, and the commission says their prices are market-based. The rates charged for the distribution service itself remain regulated by the commission. Liberty Utilities, the commission says, is Georgia’s only local distribution company.
How does someone get a Dunwoody police report?
The agency holding this scene writes its own reports, and the city handles the requests. Copies of Dunwoody police reports and open records may be obtained by visiting City Hall Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., the city says on its police reports and open records page.
Requests can also be filed through the city’s online open records portal. The city says every open records request made with it is answered within three business days.
Anyone having trouble submitting a request is directed to the Records Clerk at 678-382-6700.
Have other DeKalb County roads closed recently?
Other DeKalb County road closures this month were caused by accidents rather than utility work. All lanes of I-20 eastbound closed at Panola Road after an accident, and an overturned truck spilled hydrogen peroxide and shut Moreland Avenue along with its I-285 ramps.
A third involved equipment in the right of way: an accident at Bouldercrest Road and Clifton Church Road involving a power pole.
More Dunwoody and DeKalb County coverage sits on the DeKalb County page.
What we don’t know yet
- What caused the leak.
- Which line is leaking, what size it is, and which company owns it.
- What time the leak was first reported.
- Which agencies and units are at the scene alongside Dunwoody police.
- Whether anyone was moved out of a home or a business nearby.
- Whether anyone was hurt.
- Whether any school, business or transit route in the area is affected.
- How long the closure will last, and when Chamblee Dunwoody Road will reopen.
- Whether the leak has been stopped and the scene released.
Frequently asked questions
Which part of Chamblee Dunwoody Road is closed on Aug. 25, 2026?
Dunwoody police said Chamblee Dunwoody Road is closed in both directions from Redfield Drive to Oakpointe Place. That was the status as of 1:43 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026.
Why is Chamblee Dunwoody Road closed?
Police said the closure is because of a gas leak. Emergency crews have responded to the scene. No other reason was given as of 1:43 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026.
Which agency closed the road?
The Dunwoody Police Department.
When will Chamblee Dunwoody Road reopen?
No reopening time had been given as of 1:43 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. Police said the closure remains in effect until further notice.
What did Dunwoody police ask drivers to do on the afternoon of Aug. 25, 2026?
Police asked drivers to avoid the area and use alternate routes.
Who operates the natural gas pipes in Dunwoody?
The city's published trouble calls guide lists Atlanta Gas Light, at 877-427-4321, as the gas contact for Dunwoody. The Georgia Public Service Commission says Atlanta Gas Light became a pipes-only company in 1998 and no longer sells gas directly to customers, though its distribution rates remain regulated by the commission.
How can someone get a copy of a Dunwoody Police Department report?
The City of Dunwoody says copies of police reports and open records may be obtained at City Hall Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., or through the city’s online open records request portal. Requests made with the city are answered within three business days, and the Records Clerk can be reached at 678-382-6700.
Sources
- Atlanta News First — Gas leak closes Dunwoody road, police say, Aug. 25, 2026. Closure limits, agency, crews on scene, until-further-notice status and the request to drivers.
- Justia — O.C.G.A. § 32-4-92, Powers (municipal street systems), 2025 Code of Georgia; subsections (a)(7), (a)(10) and (b); last amended Ga. L. 2002, p. 1126, § 3.
- City of Dunwoody — Trouble Calls Guide, gas leaks section naming Atlanta Gas Light and 877-427-4321.
- Georgia Public Service Commission — Natural Gas: provider types, Atlanta Gas Light’s 1998 shift to a pipes-only company under the 1997 deregulation act, regulated distribution rates, Liberty Utilities as the state’s only local distribution company.
- City of Dunwoody Police Department — Police Reports & Open Records: City Hall hours, three-business-day response, online portal and Records Clerk phone number.
Compiled by The Local Alert Georgia Staff from the Dunwoody Police Department statement reported by Atlanta News First, and from the public records and statute linked above. Nobody has been accused of anything in connection with this closure. The Local Alert is not a road authority and does not direct traffic. Corrections and removal requests: see our corrections policy.
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