West 7th Street has reopened to reduced traffic after an “unexpected,” 35-foot-deep sinkhole emerged in the street.
The busy street was closed Friday between Grand Avenue and Kellogg Boulevard after the sinkhole appeared outside Burger Moe’s on Thursday, but has since reopened to traffic, albeit only a single lane in each direction.
West 7th is expected to remain single lane for a considerable period of time, with the city saying repairs to the sinkhole could take two months.
““Thanks to the great work of our city crews, we have been able to safely maintain full access to local businesses with no impacts to their water and sewer services,” said Sean Kershaw, Director of Public Works for the City of St. Paul…