Photos: Giant sinkhole disrupts traffic in Buckhead

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A large sinkhole that opened up on Monday, Feb. 26 on Peachtree Street in Buckhead continued to disrupt traffic Tuesday.

A large sinkhole that opened up along Peachtree Street in Buckhead on Monday, February 26, 2024 continued to disrupt traffic the following day. Credit: John Spink / john.spink@ajc.com

The sinkhole caused by a broken water main on Peachtree Street in Buckhead continues to disrupt traffic Tuesday just south of Piedmont Hospital. Credit: John Spink / john.spink@ajc.com

A sinkhole opened on Monday, February 26, 2024 in front of the Sufi’s Kitchen restaurant and is less than a quarter-mile south of Collier Road, a heavily trafficked area that is also home to Piedmont Hospital. Credit: John Spink / john.spink@ajc.com

Early on the morning of Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at the site of a giant sinkhole, Atlanta’s Department of Watershed Management said three of the lanes on Peachtree Street were still closed due to the six-inch water main break, and water service in the area was also still disrupted. Credit: John Spink / john.spink@ajc.com

At the site of a sinkhole in Buckhead on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, redirected traffic was still moving in both directions and the watershed department said signs and traffic control would guide motorists through the work zone, but urged drivers to “use caution and avoid the area if possible.” Credit: John Spink / john.spink@ajc.com

A large sinkhole that opened up along Peachtree Street in Buckhead caused part of the sidewalk and street to collapse in front of Sufi’s Kitchen at 1812 Peachtree Street, causing the Persian restaurant’s sign to fall over. Credit: John Spink / john.spink@ajc.com

The hole caused Sufi’s and its neighboring restaurant, R. Thomas Deluxe Grille, to close early on Monday. Credit: John Spink / john.spink@ajc.com

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A large sinkhole that opened up along Peachtree Street in Buckhead on Monday, February 26, 2024 continued to disrupt traffic the following day. Credit: John Spink / john.spink@ajc.com

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