Sinkhole closes street near Mount Tabor

The sinkhole opened up on Southeast Yamhill Street near 76th Avenue on Friday afternoon.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A sinkhole on the edge of Mount Tabor opened up on Friday afternoon, closing Southeast Yamhill Street near 76th Avenue indefinitely. 

Neighbors reported to KGW that the sinkhole was growing over time. They put recycling bins and a bucket near the hole to warn drivers before city crews arrived to put up barricades around the hole and close the street.

A spokesperson for the Portland Bureau of Transportation said the cause and extent of the damage is under investigation.

Crews have been on site over

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