Massive Sink Hole in Utica [PHOTOS]

The debate over the worst pot holes in Central New York starts every Spring but a pot hole turned into a sink hole in Utica. Brenda Smith of Clark Mills almost saw her car swallowed by it as it opened just as she drove by a the intersection of Lafayette and State Streets in Utica.

The hole appeared Friday and crews were on scene working to repair the road. Although a patch was placed on the sink hole, more permanent work will be done this summer according to WIBX.

The hole was caused by a crack in the water main. Water rushing under the road only made the matter worse, creating a hole 20x20 and six foot deep Chris Carmody, a capital projected engineering tech with the Mohawk Valley Water Authority told WIBX.

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