Sinkhole repairs continue to mount

Posted on September 25, 2015

Six weeks after a sinkhole first opened up underneath SR 51 between Steinhatchee and Tennille, state-contracted work crews are still working to repair the roadway.

According to Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) officials, they have developed technical provisions and a scope of services with contractor Cal-Tech Tetsing, Inc., for a supplemental agreement to do the necessary repairs.

PHOTO: It has been six weeks since a sinkhole appeared in the middle of S.R. 51. The two-lane road, which leads to Steinhatchee, will be reduced to one-lane while repairs continue.

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