Sinkhole opens up along two lanes of E. Jefferson in Detroit

The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department appeared to be in no rush to prevent a sinkhole from opening up late Monday afternoon on East Jefferson near St. Jean.

Firefighters across the street alerted dispatchers to a water main break that was busting up two southbound lanes. Water was gushing out, flooding one lane.

When we arrived on the scene an hour after the sinkhole was reported, no city workers had arrived. Concrete was splitting open as heavy traffic zoomed by, and the cracks were expanding.
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We called Mayor Mike Duggan’s Office, and officials immediately dispatched a police officer to block two lanes of traffic, but as of 10 p.m., DWSD was not on the scene.

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Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

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