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LaSalle sinkhole has locals on edge

By Tim Sargeant Global News

Posted June 7, 2016 5:40 pm

Updated June 8, 2016 4:20 am

1 min read

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Click to play video: 'EXCLUSIVE: Lasalle pothole worries residents and workers' — WATCH ABOVE: A large pothole at the corner of Lasalle's Dufresne and Lapierre streets has residents and workers worried it could turn into a massive sinkhole. As Tim Sargeant reports, they say the city can't act fast enough – Jun 7, 2016

LASALLE – An innocuous orange cone is covering a very serious problem in LaSalle.

A sinkhole measuring almost one foot deep and almost four feet wide below the paved surface has appeared at the intersection of Dufresne and Lapierre Street in LaSalle.

The problem is no one is aware how large it’s is until they move in for a closer look.

What’s worse, a LaSalle borough public works official tells Global News the sinkhole won’t be repaired until Thursday.

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The official says the sinkhole likely formed after soil below the pavement compacted so tightly that it created an air pocket and the asphalt collapsed under its own weight.

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