Sinkhole opens up in downtown Roswell area

ROSWELL, Ga. - The city of Roswell might be debating blocking off one busy downtown roadway for pedestrians, but an adjacent street was blocked off Wednesday afternoon due to a sinkhole.

Webb Street was shut down for about three hours while crews worked to evaluate and repair damage to the roadway.

SKYFOX 5 flew over the scene and saw crews pumping water from the giant hole which opened up in the pavement just off Canton Street.

A portion of Canton Street was also closed to traffic for a short time.

Canton Street has been under some debate after the mayor proposed it be blocked off in that area near Webb Street to all vehicle traffic to become a pedestrian-only way.

Business owners have pushed back on the plan, but will continue to discuss the matter in upcoming forums.