I-20 buckles under drivers in DeKalb County

[Kniwt]

WSB-TV reports:
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/dekalb-county/part-of-i-20-buckling-lanes-blocked/513329735

Interstate 20 westbound will be closed for an indefinite amount of time as crews figure out the cause of a massive road buckling.

Viewers sent photos of a large, cracked bump in the HOV lane between the Flat Shoals Road exit and Gresham Road overpass.

All westbound lanes of the interstate have been blocked as crews assess the situation.

https://twitter.com/tomreganWSB/status/854000024690315266

[AlexandriaVA]

Can't they build anything right down there?!

[LM117]

Holy shit, first I-85 and now this. Man, am I glad I'm not in the area right now!

[davewiecking]

Because I just looked it up and others might not have, I will mention that this is inside Atlanta's beltway, SE of downtown, and slightly closer to the city core than I-285.

[intelati49]

Ouch. And it isn't even hot. (76 there in Dekalb County) Interesting

[bing101]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLB1F40D6142582758&v=mSL1rJZC39s

Back to the Freewayjim archives to see I-20 prior to this recent disaster.

[bing101]

http://www.11alive.com/mb/news/local/air-pocket-blow-out-rips-through-surface-of-i-20/431861804

Update apparently an air pocket is mentioned as the source of the buckle of I-20.

[DeaconG]

Atlanta just isn't getting a break, is it?

[Charles2]

Atlanta just isn't getting a break, is it?

But at least the Braves are playing decent baseball in their new ballpark!

[hotdogPi]

I-85 and I-20 are collapsing supposedly to prevent voter fraud, where people from the center of Atlanta (overwhelmingly Democratic, and not in the 6th district) would vote in the House special election in the 6th congressional district northeast of Atlanta. Does anyone really think people would do that?

/sarcasm

[74/171FAN]

Atlanta just isn't getting a break, is it?

But at least the Braves are playing decent baseball in their new ballpark!

4-0 in the new ballpark now!!     Of course they play the Nationals there starting tonight.   

[Henry]

Oh jeez! The most congested city east of L.A. is turning into a nightmare for commuters on its interstates!

[sparker]

Looks like it was a natural gas pipeline that bulged, creating an upward movement of the road base above it; they had to replace the pipe section, encase it in concrete, and wait for the concrete to cure before removing the roadway slabs and repaving the section.  After the 2010 PG&E disaster in San Bruno, CA (and the ensuing litigation & substantial fines) regional gas companies are taking no chances regarding possible leaks; thus the extended repair/replacement process. 

[Tom958]

Apparently it's not relevant, but that pavement is original equipment, built in 1961-62 and left in place when the highway was widened from six lanes to ten in the early '90's.