Sinkhole opens in Pembroke Pines shopping center. Blocks traffic.
A sinkhole opened up Thursday afternoon in Pembroke Pines, blocking an entrance and exit to a shopping plaza just south of Pines Boulevard.
It was not clear Thursday what caused the sinkhole, but police said the city’s public works department was “on scene to access the necessary repairs.”
PD is on scene of a sinkhole located at 100 S 83 Avenue. Traffic is being diverted from entering & exiting the shopping plaza at this time. pic.twitter.com/uTnxAIc587
— Pembroke Pines PD (@PPinesPD) August 31, 2017
The hole opened up on an access road to the plaza that houses the dance club Cafe Iguana Pines, 8358 Pines Blvd.
Adam Feiner, a spokesman for Pembroke Pines police, said the road was closed, but there are other entrances to the plaza.
Carli Teproff: 305-376-3587, @CTeproff
This story was originally published August 31, 2017 at 9:45 PM with the headline "Sinkhole opens in Pembroke Pines shopping center. Blocks traffic.."