HELEN — The Georgia Department of Transportation abruptly closed Ga. 75 in Helen from Hamby Street north to Ga. 356 in Robertstown yesterday from 8 p.m. until this morning around 3 a.m. due to damage to the roads caused by washout from natural springs in the area.

Public Works Director Ross Hewell said the highway will be closed again from 5 p.m. today until 7 a.m. Thursday so GDOT can repair the road.

“They will be doing some repatching and repaving,” Hewell said. “We apologize for the inconvenience, but GDOT didn’t give us much notice that they were going to do this.”