{"id":236419,"date":"2026-07-06T04:04:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T04:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/236419\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T04:04:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T04:04:15","slug":"massive-sinkhole-opens-up-outside-upmc-passavant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/236419\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive sinkhole opens up outside UPMC Passavant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">McCANDLESS TOWNSHIP, Pa. \u2014 A massive sinkhole has opened up outside UPMC Passavant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">It\u2019s located on Cumberland Road, just off Babcock Boulevard in McCandless Township.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PennDOT says Cumberland Road is closed in both directions between Babcock Boulevard and Cumberland Woods Drive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">We\u2019ve reached out to UPMC to see if it\u2019s having any impact on operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The McCandless Township police chief tells us he doesn\u2019t believe the weather caused the sinkhole, as it appeared after Sunday\u2019s storms had already come through.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">No injuries have been reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">According to the township, the road is closed while the site is assessed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">People can still get to Passavant Hospital through the Babcock Boulevard entrance and from the Peebles Road side of Cumberland Road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The township provided this map of detours:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/cmg\/KF4S27URURAJXJ4JXKSYEPO75A.jpeg\" width=\"1440\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-1htor29-0 jibCgM image-metadata\">Cumberland Road detour <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Check back for updates as more information becomes available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"McCANDLESS TOWNSHIP, Pa. \u2014 A massive sinkhole has opened up outside UPMC Passavant. 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