UPDATE: Steel Plate Offers Temporary Fix for Sinkhole
Traffic can now safely pass along both lanes of Highway 33 where a sinkhole was reported early Wednesday morning.
A sinkhole in a section of Highway 33 (East Dekora Street) near South Park Street in Saukville is now safe for traffic after workers installed a steel plate to cover the area.
Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office recieved a phone call about the roughly 4-foot by 4-foot sinkhole in the road early Wednesday morning, according to Ozaukee Dispatchers.
Wisconsin Department of Transportation safety engineers and Ozaukee County crew members worked to install the steel plate, a short-term solution for the sinkhole, according to a press release from the DOT. A longer-term solution will be identified in the near future.
WISN.com reported that a culvert pipe under the roadway may have suffered a partial collapse, resulting in the sinkhole, though no official cause has been released.
Michael Hoffmann
9:44 am on Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Traffic is currently being diverted from the eastbound lanes into westbound lanes. WHY say it is closed? Not much of a story here!
Lyssa Beyer
9:59 am on Wednesday, February 1, 2012
You make a good point — headline is better to point out that it is just a lane ... but it is actually closed. Hopefully they can take care of the sinkhole so it doesn't become a bigger problem/story! WISN has video of the sinkhole from their chopper ... a much more threatening view if you ask me ... (http://www.wisn.com/news/30347710/detail.html)
Bonnie Thom
1:00 pm on Wednesday, February 1, 2012
well good thing it was caught and found before a accident had occurred ! Kudos to them for the quick response and safety of all !! Thanks for the heads up Lyssa