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Sinkhole Closes Road In Elizabeth Township

ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) - A sinkhole in Elizabeth Township has closed a road for an unknown amount of time.

According to the Elizabeth Township Police Department's Facebook page, Mansfield Road will close due to a sinkhole near the intersection of Boston Hollow Road.

The police shared a photo on Facebook, showing a sinkhole taking up approximately half the road near the stop sign.

The region saw heavy storms the past few days, causing landslides and other sinkholes. A sinkhole swallowed up McKnight Road after a torrential downpour. A sinkhole in Rostraver Township has also opened up.

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