During the last storm, an enormous sinkhole swallowed a piece of the sidewalk, NBC 7’s Mari Payton reports.
A neighborhood road in Encinitas will be closed to drivers for weeks after a large sinkhole swallowed a chunk of earth and part of the sidewalk Monday afternoon.
The sinkhole was reported on Lake Drive between Sea Village drive and Wales Drive.SkyRanger 7 flew over the neighborhood and took video of the hole, which appeared around 20 feet in diameter and several feet deep. Cones, caution tape and a chainlink fence were placed around the sinkhole to block pedestrians from getting close.
The city said Lake Drive will be closed for three to four weeks while construction crews repair the damage.
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"For a couple of weeks, there was a little hole and I guess all the rain just made it bigger," neighbor Julie Wise said.
A detour route from Wales Drive to Crest Drive will help drivers avoid the hole, according to the city. No injuries were reported.
