Another major highway through Atlanta was partially shut down on Monday, this one after underground utility work caused the pavement to rise up, break apart and send a passing motorcyclist flying through the air. While the east-west highway could reopen as soon as Tuesday, the rupture proved to be another headache for Atlanta area motorists already struggling with the collapse of an overpass on a key north-south route. Witnesses said the motorcyclist was riding in the carpool lane when the pavement suddenly rose up in front of him. DeKalb County police spokeswoman Shiera Campbell said a pipeline being filled with concrete ruptured, and the concrete was forced upward. County spokeswoman Sarah Page said all westbound lanes were closed until further notice several miles southeast of downtown Atlanta.

Source: ABC News April 17, 2017 17:48 UTC