Massive sinkhole opens up in Downtown Indianapolis, multiple roads closed

Jordyn Hermani | IndyStar

Show Caption Hide Caption See the sinkhole that has opened up at Ohio St. and Pennsylvania Ave. A sinkhole estimated to be 3-foot wide, 8-foot deep has opened up at the intersection of Ohio St. and Pennsylvania Ave. in Downtown Indianapolis.

Update: Here's what caused the Downtown Indy sinkhole

If the recent heatwave wasn't bad enough, it looks like now the roads have even decided to make your day even more miserable.

A sinkhole estimated to be 3-foot wide, 8-foot deep has opened up at the intersection of Ohio St. and Pennsylvania Ave. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department was made aware of the issue around 4 p.m. July 4.

Traffic is blocked at the following locations:

Southbound vehicular traffic on Pennsylvania is restricted and is being diverted onto East bound New York St.

Eastbound traffic on Ohio St. is restricted and is being diverted onto Meridian St.

Westbound traffic on Ohio St. is restricted and is being diverted onto Northbound Delaware St.

IMPD, the Indianapolis Fire Department, Department of Public Works and Citizens Gas are on-scene working to reroute vehicles and fix the sinkhole issue.

Betsy Whitmore, a spokeswoman for the DPW, said employees are currently working on investigating the sinkhole's impact on below ground infrastructure. She said with the high volume of Fourth of July traffic, those areas of Downtown are "best to be avoided completely."

This story will be updated.

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