Engineers check ground instability Monday afternoon. (From WDIV live video)
A 100-foot-wide, 250-foot-long sinkhole at 15 Mile and Eberlein Drive is challenging Fraser residents, drivers on the busy thoroughfare and nearby businesses.
People living near the mess might have to stay away from their homes for two weeks, city officials said Monday, according to Robert Snell of The Detroit News.
A large-diameter sewer interceptor collapsed, severing public utilities in the area and forcing the evacuation of more than a dozen homes Christmas weekend.
Moreover, 15 Mile near the monstrous sinkhole will be closed for several months. The News adds:
City, county and state officials are working on re-establishing gas, water and electrical service and building a temporary road that will serve as a detour around the site and let residents access a nearby senior citizens center.
