SINKHOLE

A garbage truck fell into a sinkhole that formed in Detroit’s busy Corktown neighborhood on Thursday morning.

A homeowner living in the Boston-Edison area says a sinkhole has led to her having water issues in her home. The city, however, is saying they’re not at fault.

Detroit Bulk Storage is packing up and moving out of its site along the Detroit River after two dock collapses and more than 300 violation tickets.

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Residents on Detroit’s west side have been living with a sinkhole since the start of the year.

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One lane has reopened on northbound I-75 from I-696 to 12 Mile Road in Madison Heights after emergency repairs were done on a sinkhole that damaged the area.

“If you typically travel I-75 in this area southbound, you’re fine, but northbound? I wouldn’t even get on the freeway,” said MDOT's Rob Morosi.

The northbound lanes of I-75 in southern Oakland County will be closed this weekend for emergency repairs.

Dequindre Road is closed from Avon to School roads in Rochester Hills due to a large sinkhole, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s office.

Back in May, a farm in Mexico started developing a sinkhole that has since caused the evacuation of a family living in a nearby house, the collapse of that same house and a rescue operation for two dogs that, like the house, were also swallowed up by the sinkhole.

The $28 million Macomb Interceptor project includes installing a giant pipe along 15 Mile Road in Sterling Heights to prevent disasters such as the Fraser sinkhole that opened in late 2016.

DETROIT – Despite millions spent and plans on the drawing board the City of Detroit’s aged water lines continue to cause problems. The mess is leaving Carmen’s Community Mini Market closed and up for sale. “It is heartbreaking,” said Carmen Montgomery, owner of Carmen’s Community Mini Market, while crying. It makes us look ugly,” said Montgomery. “It makes it look like we are not trying to do anything to fix this problem,” said Montgomery.

DETROIT – After Detroit residents complained of a sinkhole near the intersection of Goddard and Dearing streets last month, city workers went to the site to address it. However, one woman said the issue still persists and is even impacting her business. Related: Water main break causes sinkhole on Detroit’s east side“You can gradually see it over the years that it was going to be a problem,” Montgomery said. When a water main broke and the pavement finally gave way, it created a sinkhole. “All we can do is just sit back and wait but how long will we have to wait?” Montgomery said.

DETROIT – A leak in a water main caused water to slowly break away the soil base underneath a street in Detroit, eventually causing the pavement to cave. It is uncertain when the chunk of the intersection at Goddard and Dearing streets collapsed, but some neighbors said they saw it as early as 5:15 a.m. Monday. “When I had seen it this morning, I was shocked,” said neighbor Fred Washington, who said he had seen the sinkhole at about 9 a.m. Monday. AdSometime after 5 p.m., at least 12 hours after it was first spotted, the first Detroit Water & Sewerage truck arrived to secure the area. A crew will be in the area all night to keep it secured and begin the underground pipe repair Tuesday morning.

FRASER, Mich. – Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller announced a $12.5 million settlement for a lot where a home was condemned and demolished because of a 2016 sinkhole in Fraser. It is the largest settlement ever acquired by Macomb County. Overall, 23 homes had to be evacuated -- three condemned including two damaged so badly, they had to be demolished. Neighbors John and Helen Finegen said they are happy to finally find some closure in the situation and thanked the commissioner. What they’ve done, they’ve done a good job,” said John Finegen.

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FRASER, Mich. – Macomb County Public Works commissioner Candice Miller will announce a settlement in the Fraser sinkhole case on Tuesday involving three contractors. A sinkhole developed on Christmas Eve in 2016. Nearly two dozen homes were evacuated and three houses later were condemned. At the time, the collapse threatened to dump raw sewage into thousands of basements in the county through the broken pipe. However, the companies argued that that wasn’t the case and they shouldn’t be held responsible.

MILAN, Mich. – A water main break on Thursday morning has formed a near-sinkhole in the middle of a Milan neighborhood. The City of Milan reported the large water main break at W. Main St. and Argyle Crescent. “Due to the size and severity of the break some residents in the area may be without water. Please avoid the area until further notice,” the city said on their Facebook page. The cause of the break is not known.

DETROIT – A water main break on Detroit’s west side led to an unfortunate chain of events for one driver. Video captured at the scene Saturday shows an SUV that had fallen into a sinkhole on Dix Highway, between Shaefer Road and Oakwood Boulevard. The driver was not hurt. Information on why the water main broke and when it will be fixed has not been released.

Detroit officials said the business tied to the sinkhole operated without a permit. If you need help with the Public File, call (313) 222-0566.