Water main where Cleveland street collapsed was more than 100 years old.
CLEVELAND– Aging infrastructure is likely to blame for a sinkhole on Cleveland’s east side that swallowed a city vehicle on Thursday.
The Cleveland Division of Water received a call about a possible water main break on East 127th Street between Locke and Cornado avenues Thursday afternoon.
Alex Margevicius, commissioner of the Cleveland Division of Water, said the worker got out of the vehicle and walked the street.
That’s when the street collapsed and the city vehicle fell in.
No one was injured.
That will likely take until Sunday.
Once the sewer work is complete, crews can fill in and repave the street, which remains closed until further notice.
While the Cleveland Division of Water does not know the exact cause of the sinkhole, Margevicius admitted the water main is older.
In 2013, city water workers were on East 127th Street to check for leaks.