Morning Digest: Mom demands answers after son falls into construction hole

Good Morning, Cleveland! It’s Wednesday, June 10th, and here is what you need to know.

Cleveland mother demands answers after son falls into unfinished construction hole

A Cleveland mother reached out to your transportation reporter, Caitlin Hunt, after her son fell into an unfinished construction hole that crews dug up and never repaired. Brandy Blackmon says crews dug up Steve Harvey Way last summer and never came back to finish the job. Her son fell into the hole but was not hurt. After we reached out to city leaders, city crews recently paved the street for safety. But the city says the contractor missed a Memorial Day deadline to fix the hole itself. The hole is currently boarded up, but still not fixed. The contractor has not responded to calls or emails. We will continue to follow through until the neighborhood gets answers…

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