LAWRENCE, MASS. (WHDH) - Emergency crews responded in Lawrence Wednesday after a sinkhole opened under a local road.
Lawrence police in a post on X near 1:45 p.m. said Riverside Drive was closed between its intersections with Ames Street and Pearl Street as a result of the sinkhole.
Police did not share any further information about what may have caused the sinkhole but said drivers should expect heavy delays in the area.
SKY7-HD was over the scene roughly an hour later, near 2:45 p.m., and spotted crews still working on Riverside Drive.
A large hole was visible in the road and the area remained blocked off.
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