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Is the city of Atlanta to blame for streets being in disrepair?

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Published  October 13, 2023 9:21pm EDT
Atlanta
FOX 5 Atlanta

Streets in disrepair, city not always to blame

There is a term in the real estate business called curb appeal. Right out front of new luxury apartments in Buckhead, there has been a large hole since the early summer. It has been both an eyesore and treacherous for motorists trying to avoid it.

ATLANTA - Apartment residents in Buckhead enjoy a brand-new residence that costs top dollar.

However, on their doorstep along Pharr Road are steel plates and some open construction holes that have left an unappealing curb appeal. That part of the road has been torn up since early summer.

At first glance, it looks like a city of Atlanta issue, but it may not.

At that location, and in neighborhoods around the city, there are streets in disrepair. Even if a city department did not cause the problem, residents and motorists look to city officials to resolve the matter.

Streets in disrepair, city not always to blame

Tenants in one Atlanta neighborhood fork over large sums for luxury apartments. But for almost the entire time they have been in the new property, there are steel plates as well as construction holes out front.

One of the common problems can be water that collects under the pavement and weakens the concrete.

The city of Atlanta water department is using technology to find leaks and try to make repairs before sinkholes form.

In addition to water, the city’s public works office and transportation department also have a role in trying to ensure all the streets are passable.