COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Drivers and neighbors say that for as long as the past six months, water has been flowing from under the eastbound lanes of Dublin Boulevard, just west of Peterson Road, and they worry the situation will gradually worsen.
“It’s going to be probably a bevy of accidents occurring (this winter) because ice freezing over, ice patches, maybe black ice, people not seeing it and causing a real hazard,” said neighbor Wendy Truskey.
The water bubbles up from in several places and causes vehicles to splash it onto their autos, on passing autos and on the sidewalk and driveway of the adjacent Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy.
“My biggest worry is that I don’t want a sinkhole,” said neighbor Judy Spurgeon. “I don’t know if that’s a realistic concern — but to me, it is.”
More than a dozen viewers have contacted KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior about the situation this summer; they say that the constant water flow has even caused potholes to form.
The water also produces a green tint — possibly from algae — that may be chemically reacting to the asphalt and causing the water to turn black as it drains downhill.