AVON — A large sinkhole opened up Monday beneath Swift Gulch Road in Avon, closing a portion of the street for at least a week. Itap the biggest problem reported so far in the area’s late winter/early spring return to the freeze/thaw cycle.
Tracy LeClair, of the Eagle River Fire Protection District, said that the hole opened up beneath the road. The road surface remained intact. It was discovered by accident — the hard way.
LeClair said a man fell into the hole while walking around the front of his pickup truck. He was able to call for help and was pulled out by construction workers. LeClair said the man was taken for a medical evaluation and was shaken, but mostly unhurt.
Town of Avon crews will spend the rest of this week evaluating the hole and make needed repairs. Until it re-opens, people using the road — mostly residents of the Buffalo Ridge apartments and those who work at and use the town’s vehicle maintenance facility — can use the eastern end of the road, near the Post Boulevard exit on Interstate 70.
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