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Half-mile stretch of road in Sandusky, Ohio road closed due to sinkholes

Andy Ouriel
Sandusky Register
Wed, 18 Mar 2015 17:38 UTC
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An emerging sinkhole on McIntyre Road near Edison High School forced local officials to shut down a portion of the corridor until further notice.

On Tuesday, after finding a depression caving several inches deep into the pavement, Milan Township officials closed a half-mile stretch of roadway.

Among the areas where a worker blocked off the road to all traffic, including emergency vehicles:

- Heading south, turning off Ohio 113: Vehicles can travel on McIntyre Road up until a driveway leading to a private residence.

- Heading north, turning off Seminary Road: Vehicles can only access a small portion of McIntyre Road.

No homes, businesses or points of interest are located within the barricaded area.

"We're not too sure how it happened," township road employee Dave Fox said. "We can't fill it like a pothole. We have really never dealt with anything (in the Milan area) like this before. If a car hit that spot just right, it would tear up the undercarriage and could possibly cause the vehicle to crash."
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Another sinkhole appears in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Eric Veronikis
Pennlive.com
Tue, 17 Mar 2015 20:20 UTC
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© Eric Veronikis/PennliveA sinkhole closed South 15th Street, between Swatara and Drummond streets, in Harrisburg's South Allison Hill neighborhood on Tuesday night.
A large sinkhole closed South 15th Street, between Drummond and Swatara streets, in the city's South Allison Hill neighborhood on Tuesday night.

It wasn't immediately clear when or why the sinkhole, just north of Swatara Street, opened. But a Capital Region Water crew was at the scene assessing the cause as of 6 p.m.

Crews hope to pinpoint whether a water leak exists in the area, repair it and refill the hole, which appears to be about 3 feet deep, as soon as possible, said Andrew Bliss, spokesman for the water company.

Bliss could not immediately say when he expects the road to reopen.

Comment: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has been pretty active recently with sinkholes.

From February 2013: From March 2014:

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Dayton, Ohio women wakes to find sinkhole next to garage


WHIO.com
Tue, 17 Mar 2015 11:54 UTC
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A woman woke up early this morning to find a large sinkhole had opened up next to her garage in Dayton.

A neighbor first spotted the hole - which is about three feet deep and four feet across - in an alley between Hodapp and Wilfred avenues.

Kathy Harris says she called the city water and street crews right away, and they responded and covered the area with grates.

"They were nice enough to help me get my car out of the garage because I didn't know how I was going to do anything," she said.

Crews ran a camera into the hole to determine whether it might have been caused by recent rain or a pipe that runs under the garage and to the house.
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City crews scramble to repair large sinkhole in Cranberry, BC


Dailytownsman.com
Wed, 18 Mar 2015 17:05 UTC
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© Gerry FrederickA large sinkhole has appeared near the intersection of 3rd Street South and 20th Avenue South.
Public Works water crews were expecting to have the water back on to approximately half the 100 residences affected by numerous water main breaks across Cranbrook by 7 pm Sunday tonight.

Four full water crews and machinery will continue through the evening to restore water service after a failure in a pressure reducing station overnight Saturday which caused 8 separate water main breaks across the City and a serious sinkhole.

Crews will be moving up to a break at 5th Avenue and 12th Street South as well as working on three separate breaks on 3rd Street South and 20th Avenue near the large sinkholes created near the former Muriel Baxter School site. Officials are expecting that water service will be restored to all affected residents by midnight tonight.

Residents are reminded that as the water service is restored and the water turned back on, you could experience dirty or discoloured water. This is due to the water pressure stirring up sediment in the water lines. The discoloured water is not a health concern. Simply run your cold water tap until the water runs clear.
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10-foot deep sinkhole closes streets in Tucson, Arizona

Whitney Clark
JRN.com
Mon, 16 Mar 2015 16:54 UTC
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A massive sinkhole shut down part of a street in midtown Tucson, and it could take weeks to fix.

The 10 foot deep hole was caused by a ruptured water line near the intersection of Swan Road and Glenn Street. Tucson Water has closed off the block of Glenn Street between Swan and Tornio.

Fernando Molina with Tucson Water says the burst pipe brought recycled water to about 15 schools and businesses. Molina says the water was used for irrigation purposes, and they have had issues with that pipe before.

"We're not exactly sure what the problem is. We don't know if it's the soils that are just very aggressive and are causing the pipes to deteriorate," Molina said.

For now, Molina says the impacted businesses are getting water from another pipeline.
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Sinkhole swallows several cars in succession in Corpus Christi, Texas

Yvette Garcia
kristv.com
Tue, 17 Mar 2015 17:41 UTC
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© Guy Gates Tuesday morning sinkhole, one vehicle is being swallowed up by sinkhole.
City crews are currently at the site of the sinkhole on South Alameda and Chase Drive. City officials say the water main break was the cause of the sinkhole, the pipe that broke was a cast iron pipe build in 1955.

Crews are expected to be there all day repairing the water main.

They plan to put a patch over the hole until city street crews can repair the damage.

Early Tuesday morning residents on South Alameda and Chase Drive got a rude awakening when they heard the sounds of a vehicle in distress.

One resident says they were woken around 4:15 a.m when they heard a loud noise. When the resident went outside he saw the car was stuck in a giant sink hole.

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Car-sized sinkhole shuts down street in Franklin County, Ohio

Matthew Searcy
wsiltv.com
Mon, 16 Mar 2015 16:51 UTC
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A large sinkhole in Franklin County has closed down a stretch of road in West Frankfort. The sinkhole formed on Saturday on West 6th Street between Horn and Taft streets.

"We know it's about the size of a Volkswagen," said West Frankfort Sewer Superintendent Charles Hubble. "It's a sinkhole. We've gotten a hole in our water line and it's been pulling in debris from the road."

The pit is about 10 feet deep and 10 feet wide, with room to grow.

"It is a dangerous thing," explained Hubble.
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School bus gets stuck in sinkhole in Kensington, Philadelphia


philadelphia.cbslocal.com
Fri, 13 Mar 2015 18:05 UTC
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Crews responded to the scene after a school bus reportedly became stuck in a sinkhole in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood.

Officials say the incident was reported around 3:30 p.m. Friday at the 400 block of E. Ontario Street.

Chopper 3 was over the scene where it appears the front wheel of the bus got caught in the sinkhole.

Officials tell CBS 3 Eyewitness News no one inside the bus was injured.

The Philadelphia Water Department responded to the scene. They say a large hole in the sewer is what led to the sinkhole.

Water service has been fully restored to about 20 customers who were affected, according to the Water Department.

C and D Streets will remain closed.

Crews will begin repairs Saturday morning.
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Bus ends up stuck in sinkhole in Lackawanna, New York


wkbw.com
Sat, 14 Mar 2015 17:56 UTC
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Bus stuck in sinkhole.
No students were injured Friday when a bus got stuck in a sinkhole on a street in Lackawanna.

John Sengbusch shared this picture with 7 Eyewitness News, taken on Modern Avenue.

He says there is a water main break on the street, which likely caused the sinkhole.

A second photo with this story from Sengbusch shows the large crater after the bus was removed.
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Massive sinkhole opens up in Southport, UK

Alan Weston
Liverpool Echo
Sat, 14 Mar 2015 17:46 UTC
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A sink hole in Churchtown village has caused traffic chaos
A busy road junction in Southport is likely to be closed "for several weeks" after a collapsed sewer caused a large sink hole to appear.

The hole, which is 15ft by 10ft, is at the traffic lights at the junction of the A565 (Cambridge Road) and the A5267 (Preston New Road) in Churchtown.

The sewer collapse caused delays for drivers heading through the village, and motorists commuting from Southport to Preston.

Engineers were on site all day today using tankers to pump water from the hole.
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