Sinkhole repairs could take two more months
The repair project at the 92nd Street sinkhole could take two more months before it’s finished, a city official told an emergency meeting of Community Board 10 meeting attended by more than 50 Bay Ridge residents.
James Roberts, deputy commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection, said that the ruptured sewer line that caused the sinkhole is buried 70 feet below ground — the equivalent of a seven-story building — which complicates the repair project.
“Excavating down 70 [feet] is a tricky process,” Roberts said. “It’s almost like a mining operation.”