A portion of the White Rock Trail is closed again due to a sinkhole that opened late last week.
Joggers and cyclists’ routes were blocked over the weekend after the park department closed parts of the trail near White Rock Spillway. Staff closed the trail after a sinkhole formed Friday, according to a statement from Dallas Water Utilities Director Sarah Standifer.
On Sunday, the trail had reopened, and the sinkhole appeared to be covered after DWU’s efforts to “grout the pipe in this area, compact and backfill” over the weekend. That was until shortly after 4 p.m. Monday, when Dallas Park and Recreation announced it was closing the trail again at the request of DWU, a department spokesperson said. The sinkhole, located next to the trail itself near the intersection of Garland Road and San Rafael Way, is blocked by heavy traffic barriers…