City Council reauthorized work to repair a sinkhole at 20 N. Main Street north of Washington Street, May 29, after Michigan Department of Transportation balked at a complete replacement.
The new plan is to patch the ruptured storm drain, said City Manager Jonathan Smith.
“They say they do this all the time,” Smith said. “They have high confidence this will never fail.”
MDOT will pay for the work on M-15, a state highway, which will cost about $1,000.
“They were always willing to pay for cut and patch, but didn’t want to pay for full replacement,” Smith said.
City Council previously authorized up to $20,000 for the full replacement
A one-inch water pipe under the state route was found to be piercing the east-side storm drain, causing the sinkhole.