Boulder Road Closed After Water Main Caused Massive Sinkhole

Folsom Street in Boulder is under a bit of repair after a water main caused a large sinkhole to develop in the middle of the busy street near the University of Colorado Campus.

Early Thursday morning a water main breakage forced the city of Boulder to redirect traffic for the time being while construction crews fill the large hole occupying the better part of the street.

The street is likely to be closed until early next week while crews fill in the 15 x 30 foot hole that was created by a 16 inch water pipe line break.

City officials say that the road was hoped to be back open today but materials needed for the repair aren't likely to arrive in time. In the meantime construction crews have filled in the hole and are patching up a crack that formed along the sidewalk and street  up to the nearest crossroad.

[HuffingtonPost]