Sinkhole Closes Montezuma Road in College Area

By Katie Orr / Anchor, KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published February 18, 2009 at 11:25 AM PST

This story was published more than 16 years ago.

Traffic could be messy near San Diego State University this evening. A sinkhole opened this afternoon in the northbound lanes of College Avenue just south of Interstate 8.

Above : A man standing knee-deep in the sinkhole early Wednesday afternoon. Katie Orr/KPBS .

Traffic could be messy near San Diego State University this evening. A sinkhole opened this afternoon in the northbound lanes of College Avenue just south of Interstate 8.

The street is closed beginning at Montezuma Road. A San Diego official says it will take several hours to complete temporary repairs. College Avenue is expected to remain closed through the evening rush hour.

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The exact cause of the sinkhole is still under investigation.

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Having grown up in the San Diego neighborhood of University City, Katie Orr is back in familiar territory as KPBS’ Metro Reporter. She previously worked at WVXU in Cincinnati, Ohio where she served as a reporter and announcer, as well as host of the award winning Cincinnati Edition. She has also reported for WNIN in Evansville, Indiana and for Four Corners Broadcasting in Durango, Colorado. Katie has been recognized by the Indiana and Ohio chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists for her work as well as by the Hearst Journalism Awards and the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards. Katie graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University in 2003.

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