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Officials say a storm-water pipe ruptured below the middle of Campus Point Drive.
Runoff from the pipe then eroded the ground beneath the pavement.
About 30 commercial properties have been without water service since early Thursday.
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A sinkhole opened on a University City street Thursday, forcing the closure of the roadway while authorities worked to determine what caused the problem and make repairs.
The pit in the middle of Campus Point Drive, near Campus Point Court, was reported shortly before 7:30 a.m., according to San Diego police.
A stretch of the street was blocked off in the area, which is just north of UC San Diego campus, SDPD Detective Gary Hassen said.
It was unclear what caused the roadway to cave in. Crews with the San Diego Water Department shut off the main that serves the neighborhood as a precaution, though officials believed a ruptured storm drain might have been to blame, SDWD spokesman Arian Collins said.
Source: Bay City Television
Don't be silly! That's no giant sinkhole. It was probably caused by a broken water main onder the street. And they'll have pipe fixed, and the street filled in, and patched, in less than a week.
When it's an honest to goodness active karst collapse as big as a football field, and it's swallowing whole houses, then you can get exited and call it a giant sinkhole.