UPDATE: Officials say roadwork has been completed ahead of schedule and the roadway has been reopened.

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BATON ROUGE- Airline Highway is closed in the southbound direction at Greenwell Springs for necessary drainage repair operations.

The road closed today at 6 a.m. According to DOTD, the road will reopen Dec. 22 at 4 p.m.

Motorists may detour from Airline Highway southbound to Greenwell Springs Road to Wooddale Boulevard, then to Choctaw Drive, and back to Airline Highway southbound.

US 61 South will be closed at LA 37 (Greenwell Springs Rd) 6AM Wednesday until 4PM Friday due to drainage repair operations. Check https://t.co/87MKXYVuYR for details. pic.twitter.com/gj3Uz6Fks0

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