Oceanside

Roads reopened after sinkhole closes part of Melrose Drive in Oceanside

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A sinkhole in Oceanside closed both northbound and southbound lanes on Melrose Drive at Cannon Road for 24 hours, Oceanside police said Sunday.

By Monday evening, both northbound and southbound lanes of Melrose Drive were reopened, according to a spokesperson with the City of Oceanside.

The city confirmed to NBC 7 that a broken water line was the cause of the sinkhole.

Crews work to empty water from a sinkhole that appeared in Oceanside on Nov. 24, 2024. (OnScene.TV)
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