Sinkhole In Lafayette Will Shut Down Street For Months
LAFAYETTE, Colo. (CBS4) - Crews are filling in the sinkhole on East Cleveland Street that nearly swallowed an SUV Monday morning.
The sinkhole, approximately 20 feet deep, formed from a collapsed mine shaft belonging to the Simpson Coal Mine.
The state will hire a contractor to pump a mixture into the sinkhole that will fill all the crevasses and voids.
The removal of water and debris as well as the filling of the sinkhole started Wednesday, but the site will be barricaded and only allow one-way traffic for the next two to three months. Crews will conduct testing over this time period to determine when the road can be reopened to two-way traffic.
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