WASHINGTON 鈥� A water main break in the 3500 block of 6th Street in Southeast D.C. created a major sinkhole Tuesday morning 鈥� one that caused vehicles to teeter on the edge of the crater.
At about 3:30 p.m., DC Water said that repairs to the eight-inch main were almost done, but the road would remain closed.
⚠Update – Repairs to 8鈥� water main break are almost complete. The roadway will remain closed and plans for street restoration are scheduled for tomorrow. ⚠
鈥� DC Water (@dcwater)
Photos and video take by NBC correspondent聽, and by the , shows shattered asphalt, water cascading down the street from the fissure and an SUV being towed out of harm’s way.
Interesting look at the pavement, below the main break.
— Drew Wilder (@DrewWilderTV)
Water to this main is shut off, though it鈥檚 still draining. estimates it will finish the repair and get water service back on in about 8 hours. Again this is 3500 6th St SE.
— Drew Wilder (@DrewWilderTV)
SUV towed out of sinkhole.
— Drew Wilder (@DrewWilderTV)
A map of the impacted area is below.
WTOP’s Rick Massimo contributed to this report.
