Peachtree Street reopens in Buckhead after days-long sinkhole repair

All lanes of Peachtree Street were back open Friday morning after a sinkhole partially shut down a busy section of the road in south Buckhead four days ago.

The hole appeared in front of Sufi’s Kitchen at 1812 Peachtree Street on Monday, causing the sidewalk to collapse and partially swallowing the restaurant’s sign. The sinkhole was caused by a broken water main and grew rapidly, engulfing some of the road surface.

Traffic was seriously affected in the busy area, which is just down the street from Piedmont Atlanta Hospital and home to office towers, restaurants and shops. At times, travel on Peachtree Street was reduced to one lane alternating between north- and southbound traffic.

The shared driveway between R. Thomas Deluxe Grill and Sufi’s Kitchen also reopened Friday morning. R. Thomas posted photos of the completed work to Facebook and mentioned that work crews would return Monday to add asphalt. Sufi’s announced their reopening later Friday afternoon.

Despite Friday morning’s rain, traffic was flowing smoothly along Peachtree Street at about 10:30 a.m., about an after the road reopened.