DeKalb County

Hole opens up on Buford Highway in Brookhaven

Police block off hole on Buford Hwy. in Brookhaven (Georgia Department of Transportation)

BROOKHAVEN, Ga. — A small hole opened up in the middle of Buford Highway on Saturday morning.

Officers say they saw the hole near Briarwood Road just before 7 a.m.

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They noticed that the ground had eroded underneath the roadway.

One southbound lane of Buford Hwy. is currently shut down.

DeKalb County watershed officials and Department of Transportation officials are currently evaluating the hole.

It’s unclear when the road may fully reopen.

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