© Keshia ClukeyObserver-Dispatch A reader contacted Public Eye regarding a "sink hole" in the street, around 1114 Elm St., in Utica. The hole has since been filled by the city, but its cause still remains unknown.
"I keep watching this thing grow bigger and bigger," Stevens said.
The details
The hole, near 1114 Elm St., was between 1- and 1½-feet deep and several inches wide. Trash collected in it and it looked as though the asphalt was crumbling.
Stevens said he noticed the hole about five weeks ago.
The future
Workers from Utica's Engineering Department investigated the sinkhole after they were alerted to the situation by "Public Eye," said Utica Senior Engineer Deborah Day.
The hole was filled about two weeks ago, she said. The sewer line was checked last week to see if the problem could be identified.
"It appears it is not a problem with the city sanitary sewer main," Day said.
The problem may stem from an old pavement cut from utility repairs, which has since settled, Day said.
The cause of the sinkhole still is unknown, but Day assured the Engineering Department will continue to keep an eye on it to ensure it does not re-open.
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