Georgia Department of Transportation spokeswoman Teri Pope said the road was reopened around 2:15 p.m. Monday... almost eight hgours after it was closed.
The tree fell in front of the Norton Agency.
Public Works crews armed with chain saws wasted no time in sawing the 125-year-old hardwoodâ
Green Street in Gainesville was closed by a fallen tree this in front of the Norton Agency
Public Works crews armed with chain saws wasted no time in sawing the 125-year-old hardwood’s trunk into sections so a backhoe could lift them and move them out of the street
Norton Agency president Frank Norton said another historic tree is now lost to Gainesville because of the wet weather that saturated the ground and weakened the tree's roots
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