A portion of a highway along Atlanta's westbound Interstate-20 buckled on Monday due to an underground gas leak, according to the DeKalb County Police.
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A suspected gas leak caused a portion of a highway in Atlanta to buckle
Only two out of four of Atlanta's interstate highways are currently fully operational.
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The affected highway is between Gresham Road and Candler Road on I-20 westbound. Police initially shut all lanes of traffic and diverted cars to I-285, but have since re-opened some lanes in the area.
Traffic suffered after the shut down according to Google Maps.
Representatives from Department of Transportation were on the scene Monday to examine the damage.
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After Monday's incident, Atlanta now only has two fully operational interstate highways — down from four.
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