Vehicle stuck in sinkhole as a result of water main break in Kensington

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Vehicle stuck in sinkhole as a result of water main break in Kensington ContraCosta County

Crews are responding to the emergency main break at 673 Oberlin Avenue in the unincorporated community in the Berkeley Hills area inEBMUD crews responding to an emergency water main break at 673 Oberlin Avenue in Kensington that resulted in a vehicle getting stuck in a large sinkhole. Water service has been disrupted for 10 customers. Sections of Oberlin and Amherst avenues are closed.

Water service is disrupted for 10 customers on Oberlin and Stanford Avenues. Sections of Oberlin and Amherst avenues are closed. There was not estimated time for the repair to be completed. "Underground utility lines need to be marked and debris from the sinkhole will need to be removed from the road before EBMUD’s repairs begin. The break is on a 6-inch cast-iron main installed in 1946," Tracie Morales, an EBMUD spokesperson said.

PG&E and EBMUD clean up and repair crews could be at the scene into the early morning hours. There were no evacuation or shelter-in-place orders issued. EBMUD crews responding to an emergency water main break in Kensington that resulted in a vehicle getting stuck in a large sinkhole. Water service has been disrupted for 10 customers and there are road closures.

 

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