Beverly Sinkhole Emergency Repairs Force Rantoul Street Detour

BEVERLY, MA — Beverly crews worked on emergency repairs to Rantoul Street on Wednesday morning after a sinkhole developed near the intersection with Pleasant Street.

The city said that Department of Public Works crews were working on the sinkhole with a detour required for southbound traffic.

The city said that repairs were expected to take place throughout the day on Wednesday and be completed by the afternoon.

While all businesses remained open, drivers were urged to seek alternate routes around the area.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)