Officials: Repairs To Fraser Sinkhole Could Take Up To 10 Months [VIDEO]
Officials say the sinkhole is about 250 feet long by 100 feet wide, and engineers are concerned the gap could widen.
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Officials say the sinkhole is about 250 feet long by 100 feet wide, and engineers are concerned the gap could widen.
Houses sinking into the ground isn't the only residual issue a massive sinkhole is causing in Macomb County.
About 20 residents living on Eberlein Dr. in Fraser — near 15 Mile Rd. and Hayes Rd. — were evacuated from their homes over the Christmas holiday weekend after a massive sinkhole began opening up underneath some of the community's homes.
Consumers Energy spokesperson Debra Dodd says workers responded to a 911 call on Eberlein Dr. -- near 15 Mile Rd. and Hayes Rd. -- on Saturday morning.
A sinkhole the size of a swimming pool is keeping northbound Main Street closed past 12 Mile road in Royal Oak.
WWJ's Laura Bonnell described the sinkhole as the size of a small bus.
A section of pavement gives way in an east side Detroit neighborhood, shutting down an intersection until further notice.
Because of the size of the break, the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department said that the repair should take a few days.
Crews are inspecting a what appears to be a pothole-turned-sinkhole in Macomb County.
The accident dislodged the fire hydrant and damaged a water main on Borgman Street at the North I-94 service drive in Van Buren Township, creating a giant sinkhole and leaving residents without water.
There's a sinkhole in Macomb County in the middle of Hayes Road between 23 and 24 Mile roads, causing Hayes to be closed in that area.
A massive sinkhole could keep a busy street on Detroit's west side closed for weeks.
The massive sinkhole on Randolph Street should be repaired within two weeks, if not sooner.
M-DOT Spokeswoman Diane Cross says they've blocked the right westbound lanes of Jefferson there coming off of I-375 into downtown.
Witnesses said they could hear a cracking sound as the villa began sinking.
Some Detroit residents who live near a sinkhole that opened up this week outside their home have a new problem -- no water service.
Witnesses said two women and a young child were rescued from an SUV that fell into a water-filled sinkhole on Beaubien in Detroit.
Commuters heading through West Bloomfield Monday afternoon are being hampered by a sinkhole that has closed a section of Walnut Lake Road.
