ATLANTA — The popular rainbow crosswalks in Midtown Atlanta are damaged and sections are missing just months after they were installed.
Parts of the $196,000 paint job vanished when city crews tore up part of the intersection at 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue.
The city installed the crosswalks last summer as a source of pride for Atlanta's gay community. Even then the price tag raised eyebrows.
City officials said crews resurfaced part of the intersection Tuesday.
“You could have paid me 50 bucks and I would have done it. Two-hundred thousand dollars – that’s just way too much money,” neighbor Lloyd Dinwiddie said.
The city told Channel 2's Justin Wilfon AT&T tore up the rainbow crosswalk for utility work. The city told Wilfon they will work with AT&T with the hopes they may cover the cost of restoring it.
Officials said the crosswalks will be repainted in the next 30 to 45 days.