CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Crews with the City of Corpus Christi are out on Mary St. near Staples St. repairing a busted wastewater pipe that caused a sinkhole to open up on the roadway over the weekend.
This photo was sent to us by 3News viewer Veronica Alvarado on Sunday. She said she took the photo after at first thinking it was just a small pothole. When she got closer, she noticed the entire road had been washed away in that area.
Shelby Coppedge, City of Corpus Christi PIO for water utilities, said the sinkhole was caused by a 10-inch wastewater main break. Crews are working to get the pipe and road repaired, but there is no timeline on those repairs due crews having to pump water out of the hole and inspect it further, Coppedge said.
The area has now been blocked off by officials.
Coppedge said they hope to have the repairs completed by the end of the week.
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