Sinkhole repairs uncover leakage
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Published: January 14, 2009
Workers from the Rutland Department of Public Works uncovered a leak in a city water line this morning after they began digging up a sinkhole on West Street near the intersection of Wales Street, according to Danny Maniery, the department's street division manager.
A big dip in the road had been forming during the past four months in front of the FairPoint Communications building and workers set out to fix it early Monday.
But when they began to dig it up in an effort to level the street off, workers discovered a water leak.
According to Maniery, the city's water department would work toward sealing the fixable leak, but a timeline for the completion of the project was not provided.
Maniery said frost and freezing temperatures were unlikely causes.
Traffic was redirected away from the sinkhole and leak throughout the day Monday, causing minor delays.
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