Atlantans react to road, highway fails: Atlanta sinkhole, I-20, more

“Welcome to Atlanta where the playas play and the highways collapse like every day.”

That’s just one way Atlantans have been describing their home city following a series of seriously unfortunate infrastructure fails.

The latest disaster? A sinkhole shut down a popular street in Midtown Wednesday afternoon.

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It started with the I-85 bridge collapse and fatal U.S. 78 road-rage shooting on the eve of April 1, followed by the Braves foam tomahawks spill on I-75 last week.

On Monday, April 17, Atlantans woke up to a toxic chemical spill on the downtown connector and later, a buckled section of I-20 that was described by a paramedic as a bump in the road that "just started getting higher and higher."

BREAKING: All lanes on I-20 West closed after highway buckles due to underground gas leak https://t.co/bXd8PkkoEB pic.twitter.com/vBDMsRt9w2
— AJC (@ajc) April 17, 2017

It’s no surprise after all of these incidents — not to mention the added traffic gridlock to Atlanta’s already problematic traffic — that Atlantans have a lot of feelings about it all.

Some are even putting the blame on the Falcons' Super Bowl loss.

Here are some hilarious (and depressing) reactions:

Bridge collapse, highway cracks, sinkhole, y'all #Atlanta is literally falling apart #trafficpocalypse pic.twitter.com/fnTQwzDxDs
— The Lady CIF (@theladycif) April 19, 2017

Driving around Atlanta in 2017. pic.twitter.com/87g4kl6lLZ
— I can do anything. (@mamaxcollins) April 17, 2017

Put Atlanta in rice https://t.co/jubLZfTHwu
— Ash ♕ (@ar_wise) April 17, 2017

I-85 bridge explosion, chemicals spills & Now I have buckled I-20. Deliver the Bat or the destruction will continue. #Atlanta pic.twitter.com/jodB4v00Bf

👑 (@_RoseGvld)

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The city of Atlanta has literally fallen apart since the Falcons collapse.
— Atlanta Sports Guy (@Atlantasportguy) April 17, 2017

Welcome to Atlanta where the playas play.. and the highways collapse like everyday pic.twitter.com/tk2u7R0G3i
— ***B for bandz (@B_NERD) April 17, 2017

Fires Under Bridges, Buckled Interstates, Atlanta Drivers are like... @IAmSteveHarvey #I20 I-20 pic.twitter.com/fzuOdsRyiT
— ᴀᴅᴀᴍ ᴡᴇᴀʀᴛ (@adamweart) April 17, 2017

I'm just gonna drive a car around Atlanta until a collapsing bridge or a sinkhole kills me. Should take a couple days
— Dick game smedium (@dbbm52) April 19, 2017

Relatives: So how's it living in Atlanta?

Me: Oh it's great!

🙃

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— Everything Georgia (@GAFollowers)

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Wow so can't come west on i20 our city is crumbling
— Vee (@VeeFREVR) April 17, 2017

Was there a highway convention where all of the highways agreed to end Atlanta or https://t.co/I4gjOhlxIG
— Matthew Mutnick (@MatthewMutnick) April 17, 2017

Atlanta's roads are
Collapsing like the Falcons
25-point lead.#nationalhaikupoetryday
— Blake Ells (@blakeells) April 17, 2017

I see that the Hellmouth finally decided to open up under Atlanta today. Bye, I-20.
— Laura 🇦🇲 (@hildymac) April 17, 2017

I-85 - "I REALLY screwed up traffic for the people of Atlanta..."

I-20 - "Hold my beer"
— Tristan ☀️ (@TristanPeg) April 17, 2017

Atlanta roads: hold my beer
Other atlanta roads: also hold my beer
Other atlanta roads: yeah mine too please
Other atlanta roads: mine also
— Benjamin A. Dril (@ha_ha_yeah) April 17, 2017

This just in #ATLtraffic news: hole in space-time continuum opens under MARTA's north-south line @ Midtown, swallowed 4 cars. Expect delays
— Jennifer Peebles (@jpeebles) April 17, 2017

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DeKalb County firefighters are watering the buckled road as police work on alternative routes for commuters.

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