Roosevelt Avenue paving was finished last night.
But an hour and a half after the work was done, crews noticed a part of the road had sunk a bit, said Greg Penny, spokesman for PennDOT. The area was north of Park Street and about 12 feet wide, 14 feet long and 16 inches deep.
Today, crews excavated the area, added stone and then repaved. Part of the problem is old trolley tracks beneath the roadway, he said.
The same thing happened last week, in a larger area, he said. That time, crews had to dig four feet down to put in stone and repave.
Penny expected the work on the most recent sunken area to be finished this afternoon.
But an hour and a half after the work was done, crews noticed a part of the road had sunk a bit, said Greg Penny, spokesman for PennDOT. The area was north of Park Street and about 12 feet wide, 14 feet long and 16 inches deep.
Today, crews excavated the area, added stone and then repaved. Part of the problem is old trolley tracks beneath the roadway, he said.
The same thing happened last week, in a larger area, he said. That time, crews had to dig four feet down to put in stone and repave.
Penny expected the work on the most recent sunken area to be finished this afternoon.
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