OAKLAND — Two southbound lanes of Highway 13 near Broadway Terrace remained closed Monday evening after a 10-foot-deep sinkhole that officials dubbed “Steve” opened on the roadway, resulting in tire damage to at least three vehicles, the California Highway Patrol said.

A Sig-alert was still in effect Monday evening, and officials said the hole would likely be filled in and the lane reopened before the evening commute Tuesday, said CHP Officer Damian Cistaro. In addition to the No. 1 and 2 lanes being closed, police shut down the connector for eastbound Highway 24 to Highway 13 at 1:30 p.m. Monday.

“Introducing Steve, the sinkhole. Please be careful as you pass Steve on southbound 13 in #Oakland,” the CHP tweeted about 9 a.m.

The sinkhole, which is about 5 feet in diameter, was first reported about 5:20 a.m. Monday in the southbound lane closest to the center divider just before the Broadway Terrace off-ramp, the CHP said.

Introducing Steve, the sinkhole. Please be careful as you pass Steve on southbound 13 in #Oakland. https://t.co/90P99J6T0C pic.twitter.com/Js9crVIe76 — CHP Oakland (@CHPoakland) January 23, 2017

CHP Officer Sean Wilkenfeld said he named the pothole, which he returned to “Andy the asphalt,” out of concern for driver awareness.

“To be perfectly honest, there have been a lot of weather-related public safety messages lately. Sometimes they can get lost in the crowd,” Wilkenfeld said Monday afternoon.

“We tell people to slow down in the rain, use their lights, but people don’t pay attention. I figured we could do something down a different avenue to get people’s attention.”

Three cement trucks later, “Andy the asphalt” was reunited with “Steve the sinkhole.”

No!!!!!!! Look what they are doing to Steve! #SteveTheSinkhole pic.twitter.com/orXMogs0y7 — CHP Oakland (@CHPoakland) January 24, 2017

At least three vehicles suffered tire damage, Wilkenfeld said, but no injuries were reported.

The CHP and Caltrans shut down the lane and issued the Sig-alert just before 6 a.m. while they determined what work would be needed to fill in the hole.

Two southbound lanes remained open, but flow past the site was slow for one obvious reason.

“Traffic wouldn’t be affected so much if people wouldn’t keep stopping at the scene,” Wilkenfeld said. “It’s not a volume issue, it’s people rubber-necking.”

Staff writer Katrina Cameron contributed to this report.