LUCERNE, Calif. – A water main break last week caused a sink hole to open up in a Lucerne roadway.
The break took place at Country Club Drive and Hotel Road in front of the Lucerne Hotel.
Residents in the area reported a utility truck responded to the location at around 2:30 a.m. Thursday, at about the same time that water in the area went off temporarily.
County Public Works Road Division crews barricaded the hole, which grew larger; at one point, a barricade fell into it.
By Saturday, two large cover plates had been placed over the hole.
Public Works reported that California Water Service Co. – which owns the town’s water system – is expected to repair the hole this week.
Lucerne’s aging infrastructure has led to previous line breaks along Country Club Drive and other areas of the town, where Cal Water currently is in negotiations with the state to raise water rates about 60 percent.
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