NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — For a fourth day in a row, engineering crews are at the site of a large depression in a New Port Richey neighborhood.
- Engineering crews pumping concrete into depression; monitoring situation
- Depression opened between homes in River Ridge neighborhood Tuesday
- No other homes in danger right now
One of the two homeowners whose home is threatened by the hole said Friday that work is underway to stabilize the home, at least temporarily.
Pasco County officials have marked two homes in the 11400 Dorian Court block of the River Ridge Subdivision unsafe for entry after a depression at least 40 feet across and 20 feet deep opened between them on Tuesday.
Crews continued pumping concrete into the depression on Friday. They also are using special equipment to get a look at what's happening underground to determine if in fact the depression is a sinkhole.
Engineers are expected to continue examining both impacted homes but cautioned that the process takes time.
Other residents in the neighborhood said this isn't the first depression that has opened on their street. One resident said his trouble started with a crack in his wall and when crews came to examine his home, a full blown hole in the ground opened up.
The current homes impacted have been marked unsafe for now.
No other homes in the area are affected.