Sinkhole Causes Traffic Snare in West Midtown

Crews are working to fill a large sinkhole which opened in West Midtown on Wednesday morning, a development which will undoubtedly cause traffic delays on the homeward commute.

According to WSB-TV, the 25 foot by 10 foot hole opened up on Northside Drive near 8th Street, which shut down two southbound lanes of traffic on the busy thoroughfare. WSB-TV said that workers were pouring concrete into the hole by 11 a.m. Wednesday. The Georgia Department of Transportation’s GA511 web portal claims that repairs will be finished by 4 p.m., but it is unknown whether or not that estimate remains accurate.

Sinkholes have become a problem in Atlanta in recent months; in August, a sinkhole opened up on West Wieuca Road in Buckhead, near Piedmont Park, after heavy rains. The sinkhole was repaired in early September, but a further round of storms re-opened the sinkhole on Sept. 12.