WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It has been more than two months since 28/22 News first reported on a massive sinkhole that opened up on Horton Street in Wilkes-Barre. That hole has not gone anywhere, and people living near it say it's actually gotten bigger.
Much of Horton Street is still closed after not one, but two sinkholes opened up in recent months.
The more recent one has since been filled in. The other, not so much. One thing neighbors agree on is that something needs to be done.
While it's unclear what the city of Wilkes-Barre has done to fix the hole since it opened, it's clear that it has grown in size, and people living nearby say they have had enough.
"It's just a major, major inconvenience for people. Major inconvenience. Thankfully, you know, I have off-street parking, but we're seeing cars on both sides of the street that, you know, aren't normally there," Wilkes-Barre resident Dave Yurko explained.
"It's a pain in my butt from trying to get to my house, you know, two streets over," Gary Muchler from Wilkes-Barre said.
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Both men say crews have been out regularly during the week, and while they aren't sure what kind of work has been done so far, Muchler has a theory as to why it hasn't been fixed.
"They're here all the time. These guys are working hard. It's just, I think they fix one thing and something else happens to be honest with you," Muchler told 28/22 News.
Both men say they've been living in the neighborhood for decades, Yurko, more than 30 years. He says collapses like this and issues with underground infrastructure have been constant problems.
"We've had issues since the day we've moved in. Every line in here drops down to the sewer line, which is somewhere in the area of about 27 feet, I was told, and all the lines are collapsed and were gone," Yurko continued.
With little communication from the city, and what people living there perceive to be crumbling underground infrastructure.
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They're left with more questions than answers, and just hope another collapse doesn't happen again.
"There's not much they can do. Just fix the hole- you know, it's the whole system that's got to be fixed. Everything's old!" Muchler added.
"It's a very scary thing, and we saw the videos of that car and the truck that was down there almost fell into the hole. I can't imagine driving down this street and, you know, having it fall out from under me," Yurko said.
28/22 News reached out to the city for an update on the repairs, and we're told that as of Wednesday, no update could be given.
