It looked like an earthquake: I-20 WB buckles due to gas leak near Gresham Rd., Atlanta

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The Interstate 20 WB has buckled due to gas leak near Gresham Rd, Atlanta on April 17, 2017.

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

DeKalb police initially said that the buckling was caused by a gas leak, but a Southern Company spokeswoman said the incident “was not caused by and did not involve the release of natural gas.

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A street worker in front of the I-20 buckling in Atlanta. via WSB-TV Atlanta

Viewers say the buckling is two to three feet high.

DeKalb County Fire Rescue said the driver of a motorcycle was critically injured after he was thrown 10 to 15 feet onto the roadway by the buckling.

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I-20 buckles in Atlanta, Georgia on April 17, 2017. via WSB-TV Atlanta

All westbound lanes of the interstate have been blocked as crews work to rebuild the road.

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Gas leak responsible for I-20 buckling? via WSB-TV Atlanta

The Georgia Department of Transportation has reopened two lanes of Interstate 20 westbound, after the interstate buckled Monday this morning.

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The buckling near Atlanta is 2-3 feet high. via WSB-TV Atlanta

All lanes should be back open by noontime on Tuesday.

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A motorcyclist was seriously injured after being ejected by the buckled road. via WSB-TV Atlanta

A witness explains: “It looked like an earthquake…I’ve never seen anything like it.

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The I-20 buckling create and will trigger trafic jam in the next days. via WSB-TV Atlanta

Drivers in Atlanta are still weary of local roads after a raging fire caused part of Interstate 85 to collapse just north of Piedmont Road in March.

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Drive safe on the I-20. via WSB-TV Atlanta

Well it seems that the roads around Atlanta aren’t constructed that well! Keep safe!

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