PHILADELPHIA – Residents and drivers on the 1600 block of South Conestoga Street in West Philadelphia are dealing with a large hole in the road that is currently covered by a metal plate, according to neighbors who spoke with FOX 29.<\/p>\n
Ongoing safety concerns about the growing hole <\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
The hole started small but has been slowly collapsing and getting bigger over the last few months, according to Karim Anderson, a concerned resident.<\/p>\n
“It\u2019s scary because I\u2019m thinking one day my car, I might ride over it and it might just drop down, so it\u2019s very scary,” said Anderson.<\/p>\n
Neighbors said they put cones in front of the hole to keep cars away, but after the city responded, a metal plate was placed over it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Just kept slowly collapsing, we put cones in front of it so people couldn\u2019t ride over it but when the city came they did this, they put the plate there and the hole was small and this is how big the hole got\u2026” said Anderson.<\/p>\n
Residents have repeatedly contacted the city <\/p>\n
What they’re saying:<\/p>\n
“We\u2019ve been calling about this for months, and the keep saying you can\u2019t keep putting in another ticket and this and that but what are we going to do nobody come out here and fix it so, this is what we got to deal with,” said Durrell Hill, another concerned resident.<\/p>\n
Neighbors told FOX 29 that as more vehicles, including trash trucks, drive over the plate, their concerns grow.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“The more these trash trucks come through the more weight come and I tell you this whole thing is going to come down,” said Hill.<\/p>\n
FOX 29 was present when a trash truck slowly drove over the plate covering the hole.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Residents said they worry it is only a matter of time before something serious happens.<\/p>\n
People living in the area are urging the city to fix the problem before someone gets hurt.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“They need to come and fix it, they need to come and make it right\u2026” one resident said. Another added, “Please get it resolved because any day now somebody\u2019s car can sink the street then that\u2019s damages and ya\u2019ll not gunna pay for that\u2026”<\/p>\n
Neighbors also expressed frustration with the city\u2019s response, saying, “I feel like that right there ya\u2019ll should fix that, stop cheating because you waste more money that way, do it right the first time, and if ya\u2019ll need help we have people that can help ya\u2019ll.”<\/p>\n
What’s next:<\/p>\n
During the \u2018FOX 29 News at 5\u2019 crews from the city’s street department arrived at the scene to hello make repairs.<\/p>\n
What we don’t know:<\/p>\n
It is not clear how long it will take crews to make permanent repairs to the street.<\/p>\n
The Source: Interviews with residents and on-scene reporting by FOX 29.<\/p>\n
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