UPDATE: MLK Blvd. reopens after crews fix sinkhole

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in downtown Macon is open to traffic between Hazel and Hawthorne streets.

The Georgia Department of Transportation opened the roadway around 8 p.m. Wednesday. Crews repaired a sinkhole that was reported last Thursday.

Authorities said the sinkhole didn’t look big on the surface, but underneath the roadway it was about 10 feet long, eight feet deep, and 12 feet wide. Crews at the scene told 41NBC this could have turned into a bad and dangerous situation if the sinkhole hadn’t been called into the Bibb Sheriff’s Office.

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MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in downtown Macon will remain closed to traffic between Hazel and Hawthorne streets over the weekend.

Lt. Sean DeFoe with the Bibb Sheriff’s Office says Georgia Department of Transportation crews are expected to start repairs to a sinkhole on Monday.

Traffic is being rerouted and drivers are urged to avoid the area.

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MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in downtown Macon is closed to traffic between Hazel and Hawthorne streets.

According to the Bibb Sheriff’s Office, the road is closed because of a sinkhole. A witness at a nearby business alerted authorities of the sinkhole around 8 p.m. Thursday.

The sinkhole doesn’t look big on the surface, but authorities say underneath the roadway it is about 10 feet long, eight feet deep, and 12 feet wide. Crews at the scene say this could have turned into a bad and dangerous situation if the sinkhole hadn’t been called into the sheriff’s office.

The sheriff’s office says it does not know how long the roadway will be closed. Deputies are waiting on the Georgia Department of Transportation to assess the damages.

41NBC reached out to GDOT for an update, but we have not heard back.

Drivers are urged to avoid the area and traffic is being rerouted.

Check back for updates.