Jacksonville, FL — From lane closures to slow traffic, a hole that opened up along Beach Boulevard, eastbound, just before Hodges Boulevard, Wednesday afternoon caused all sorts of issues for Southside drivers.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office has closed down the right turn lane into the Wolf Creek Condos, the right lane, and the sidewalk through at least midnight, due to crews on scene working to make repairs.
The hole has been described by witnesses as a ‘small swimming pool’ and is said to be at least 10 feet deep.
Hole-y moly! Check this out. A huge hole opened up along Beach Blvd., before Hodges. Working to figure out when it will be repaired. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/eJePpqrLMn
— Christy Turner (@ChristyANJax) May 16, 2018
WOKV has reached out to the Florida Department of Transportation for information on what may have caused the hole to open up and whether all the recent rain may have played a role, but we’re told that’s something that’s still being looked into.
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) say due to the hole, the eastbound Route 9 and any Paratransit service are being detoured from the area.
Traffic Advisory: Duval County
— FDOT District 2 (@MyFDOT_NEFL) May 16, 2018
The outside right turn lane on Beach Blvd. (U.S. 90) at
Falcon Ridge (auxiliary turn lane to the Wolf Creek Community) is closed due to a void in the roadway.
Maintenance crews will assess and make repairs as necessary. pic.twitter.com/elIuPO4oQe
This thing is MASSIVE!! You could easily fit two cars in there. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/ho5Baq87vx
— Christy Turner (@ChristyANJax) May 16, 2018
The hole is in the turn lane, but it's going to take quite some time to fix this mess. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/Ti4Qs8u3FH
— Christy Turner (@ChristyANJax) May 16, 2018
Neighbors shared these pictures with me taken April 23rd. This is the same spot where today's hole opened up. They said it was patched up last month, but done poorly. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/C1e519zga4
— Christy Turner (@ChristyANJax) May 16, 2018
Looks like there’s nothing holding the concrete sidewalk up. Yikes. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/itqC44pyEQ
— Christy Turner (@ChristyANJax) May 16, 2018
Look at all of those trucks on standby to help with repairs and the line of cars stuck in traffic. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/Z8kLWL8u9y
— Christy Turner (@ChristyANJax) May 16, 2018
