This is a dangerous hole. When both lanes of traffic are full, you are forced to wait in the intersection while the other lane clears. THEN, you are forced to use the opposing traffic lane. DANGEROUS!!

What is so hard to understand is why you have to VOTE for something so egregious as this pothole. The city scraped the street to pave it sometime soon (one hopes!) They broke a water main and left it in this condition. Now to get the city to act, we have to vote, hoping that enough people will vote and then the city might act. PERFECT!

Fix It

Who is picking up the tab for water leaking through the roadway and into the storm sewer 24 hours per day, day after day?

I cannot believe that there have been at least two separate road maintenance crews to spend hours at this site, and have left it unchanged! Is the city going to pay for the broken axel and emergency room visit when a car falls into the hole, injuring the driver and passengers? I have been to Third world countries where this situation would be considered unacceptable.

Thank you for reporting this issue via See-Click-Fix. This issue was reported to the City on several occasions. Following the latest report the City placed 3 metal plates over the damaged roadway until the repairs are complete. A member of the City will contact me directly when a tentative schedule has been produced. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me directly at Marvin@MidtownATL.com

What is causing the delay and what can we do to expedite this issue? 8th Street has been in disrepair for many years. This is totally unacceptable.

This 8th street issue has carried on for months - the city came thru to grate the street but never finished the job. The pothole has now grown out from underneath the metal plates placed at the corner of 8th and Juniper. Please please come fix our street!

This is a picture of the city of Atlanta workers not fixing the pot holes along 8th street. They have been standing around for the last hour blocking traffic and drinking what I hope is coffee.
One guy brought out a hammer and hit the street a few times. Then returned it to the big orange truck, only to join the others in what I am sure was stimulating conversation.
I am really glad to see all of our city tax and probably state taxes at work. Is anyone accountable with in the city?

I only have one question to the city of Atlanta....... When will someone in this city take charge of the irresponsible employees who can just stand around and do nothing about the issues on 8th Street?

Someone purposely sped up and tried to hit me because I was in their lane avoiding the hole. The plate has shifted and it's bad again. I've seen a car fall in with a plate before, so I don't like driving over them anyway.

Entering a comment requesting an update from the City of Atlanta and/or Midtown Alliance (from Marvin@MidtownATL.com??) on this issue - leak/road plates/8th Street resurfacing as it has been once month (07/29) since Midtown Alliance acknowledged the issue and yet it remains. Sharing a status update here would be appreciated! Thanks.

Alright concerned citizens, it's time to take this directly to the City after months of virtually no progress. Advice I was given today was to call the City, email...BUG them.

Asking everyone to save this email and phone number in your phone and CALL AND EMAIL DAILY UNTIL THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED. Resolved meaning leak fixed/gone, holes in road GONE, plates GONE, and entire street regarded/repaved is COMPLETE.

To report traffic problems such as malfunctioning traffic lights or potholes please call the Customer Service Center Monday - Friday, 8:15 am - 5:00 pm at (404) 330-6333. After hours, please call (404) 227-3520. You may also contact the Customer Service Center via email to: publicworks@atlantaga.gov

In related news I have two TV stations interested in this story. One has already come out for filming/interview.

Please help get this issue resolved: get involved; call, email.

Next step I will post all relevant City Counsel contact information.

Metal plates cover gaping holes at 8/Juniper ST NE

I've seen this hole too many times going down 8th Street to Juniper. Ridiculous! One day it had a orange cone in the middle of it. Like that is going to make a difference! I am amazed at the orange cones they throw in the road. You can't see them at night. What happened to a flashing yellow light on a fold out sandwich board with messages to slow down, ahead. Cones set on Cheshire Bridge with huge holes in the middle of the road for almost a month creating chaos. It caused an accident one day when cars tried to dodge the cones. No signage or warning of a cone in the middle of the road, ahead. This city has a no respect for driver when it comes to repairs in the road. They throw a cone on it...or do absolutely nothing to warn drivers of problems due to road construction or street in need of pothole repairs . Driver is left in the dark when it comes to what dangers are lurking in the middle of the road. This city has no flashing light ...danger ahead...slow down signage. Their current road signage is a 2 foot orange cone...used in a small indoor retail space for danger... wet floor ahead.

Try marking danger ahead.

Accountability for properly marking a problem in the street ahead. All this city has is a cone?

Atlanta is responsible for liability of signage when creating dangerous street conditions for drivers. This city can't afford signage to protect drivers?

Start calling Monday....tired of this Midtown ATLANTA. The city can negotiate a deal to build a 30 story highrise on every corner of midtown, but when it comes to maintaining the roads or letting you know there is a hole in the middle of street with proper signage...seems like NO CAN DO. Reporting and calling every day next week. And yes, the sewers are starting to smell on Peachtree Street, again. How many apartments and condos can you stack on top of each other? That is 300+ people trying to get in and out of their parking garages on every corner? And then you leave a hole in the middle of the street with NO SIGNAGE.? FOR HOW LONG? Not going on much longer. Waited long enough. Trailer Parks in the sky. How many more can be built without properly maintaining the roads?

To report traffic problems such as malfunctioning traffic lights or potholes please call the Customer Service Center Monday - Friday, 8:15 am - 5:00 pm at (404) 330-6333. After hours, please call (404) 227-3520. You may also contact the Customer Service Center via email to: publicworks@atlantaga.gov

Great job NBC Channel 11 News for their story and in getting some action to silence the metal plates on 8th Street. HOWEVER the plates are still there. How about FIXING THE HOLES IN THE ROAD! Please call the City of Atlanta - number given in a previous post by me 908HOA.

http://www.11alive.com/story/news/traffic/commuter-dude/2014/08/29/noisy-plate-midtown/14816627/

heres the link to report a pothole/request an update - please feel free to harass them until this gets fixed: http://www.atl311.com/?page_id=115&atlId=1-3JRDP&_crauth=63308f47c8
and call 404-330-6333 and email publicworks@atlantaga.gov

This is a picture of City of Atlanta workers dumping wet concrete into the potholes ,they created along 8th st. Great idea if they had only fixed the fractured water pipe at the bottom of the hole first. Well, I guess its job security for these workers who come out bi weekly to patch the problem. Never to fix the issue.

I have contacted Councilman Hall's assistant, Mr. Jay Tribby, in an attempt to get this resolved. The holes around the plates just keep getting deeper and putting a cone in the pothole is not an adequate solution.

8th and Juniper St NE

8th & Juniper st NE

Thank you for the info I will pass these contacts to our residents at 905.
-905Board

NEW INFO ON WHO TO CALL:
Atlanta Public Works (404) 330-6333 told me now that the water leak has been fixed it is now a Street Operations 404-853-3200 issue to deal with fixing the hole and repaving. I called them and they told me to contact

LAWRENCE KETER 404-330-6258

I've just left a message with him. It appeared to me that the City of Atlanta had no date in their system to complete hole repair and street repave so I'm hoping Lawrence has this info. I'm shocked they don't have it in their system.

These are pictures of the world class professional repair job preformed by the City of Atlanta workers. They came out to repair the potholes on 8th street. That they created over two months ago. Now at the intersection of 8th & Juniper St. you have to navigate threw potholes, uneven broken pavement, uneven cement that cars drove threw when it was wet, big steel plates the shift when cars drive on them. Did I mention three lanes of traffic diverted into one. Oh yeah the cross walk leads people into the mix as well.
What the hell are they thinking?

This is getting to be ridiculous. Over 2 months ago the city came out to start to fix the street on 8th. Instead of actually finishing the work, it has sat and continues to get worse and worse each day - leaving residents to drive through ripped up roads, potholes and steep curbs. The lack of completion of the project is appaling.

It has now been 2 months since this damage occurred and still unresolved. For some reason my property tax bill arrived right on time!

Don't really understand the hold up on this?

Mr. Frierson with DPS is saying the resurfacing is scheduled for the week of 9/15 in a coordinated effort with watershed "weather permitting".

This water leak has been ongoing for nearly 5 years and enough is enough City of Atlanta. Only in the last 3 months has anyone shown up to address the leak as a result of the plans to pave 8th Street. Over the last 3 months, half a dozen City workers arrive and stand on the sidewalk playing on their iPhones ALL DAY. At the end of the day, they cover it with a plate and go home. A month later they show up and do the same thing all over again. This is not how I like seeing my taxes put to use. Get to it Atlanta and get it DONE!!!!

REJOICE!!!!!!!! Street is being paved today!!!!! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152679503662427&set=a.10152679492287427.1073741831.701597426&type=1&theater&notif_t=like

We are pleased to report that the pothole that you brought to our attention has been repaired. Thank you for helping us keep Midtown clean, safe and beautiful.

We are pleased to report that the pothole that you brought to our attention has been repaired. Thank you for helping us keep Midtown clean, safe and beautiful.

Thanks for fixing this issue!

Thanks for fixing this issue!

Sorry to sound picky, but could they clean up the mess they left on the sidewalks?