There is some progress in Phillipsburg regarding sinkhole repairs in the township.<\/p>\n
Officials confirmed that power has been restored to the area after the sinkholes appeared.<\/p>\n
But the officials say that the street repairs could take weeks. One sinkhole was large enough to swallow a dump truck on Tuesday afternoon at the corner of Lewis and Summit streets.<\/p>\n
That dump truck was part of the repair effort after depressions started to form in the street on Monday.<\/p>\n
Residents told News that they had no power or water. A few homes had to be evacuated as a precaution.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are on a huge limestone deposit, so sinkholes aren’t that unusual in this area, but for them to develop in this size and manner so quickly is concerning,\u201d says Mayor Randy Piazza, Jr.<\/p>\n
The mayor added that the sinkholes are centered around a water main. The cause was not immediately known.<\/p>\n
Phillipsburg police urge residents to report any more sinkholes they notice.<\/p>\n
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