CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police had to close a section of Sardis Road in southeast Charlotte Monday morning because of a water main break which may have also created a sinkhole.
Sardis Road between Brackenbury Lane and Morning Dale Road is blocked, and authorities said drivers should use Monroe Road as an alternate route.
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Officials with Charlotte Water expected the road to be closed until at least 5 p.m. At 3:40 p.m., Charlotte Water tweeted it will be another eight hours before repairs are complete.
The road reopened at 11 p.m.
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