Repairs are
underway for a sinkhole in Jersey City along Sipp Avenue, just off
Hawthorne Avenue.
City officials say the massive crater is not
far from the sinkhole that was created April 20 near Hawthorne Avenue.
It appears the sinkhole stemmed from a sewer collapse.
Sipp Avenue,
between Bryant and West Side avenues, will remain closed until
repairs are complete.
There have
been no service interruptions to residents.
It’s the second time in less than a month that a portion of Sipp Avenue on
Jersey City's West Side was swallowed up by a sinkhole.
The city is evaluating the collapse of the over 100-year-old brick
sewer system to determine whether more extensive repairs are necessary for the
area to avoid similar issues in the future.