West Hartford Working to Determine Source of Sinkhole

West Hartford’s drainage contractor, Tabacco & Son Builders, will begin an exploratory excavation on Monday, June 15, at the intersection of Farmington Avenue and LaSalle Road to determine the source of a sinkhole problem that began eight months ago.

Crews will be digging 15 feet in a location that showed loose sediment on a recent robotic camera inspection of the drainage pipe, according to town officials.

Depending on the complexity of the problem, repairs may be made at the time of the exploratory excavation.

In order to minimize disruption, crews will begin at 4 a.m. on June 15, weather permitting. The project will take about three days with crews working 12-hour shifts.

Farmington Avenue will be reduced to one lane in each direction. The northbound lane on LaSalle Road will be open; southbound traffic will be detoured around the work zone. Traffic delays are expected.