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Fix to Jackass Hill sinkhole in Littleton hits snag

Rainy summer pushes timeline back several weeks

BY SHEA VANCE SVANCE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Repairs to the sinkhole that opened on Jackass Hill Road in early June have been delayed because of ongoing rainfall. e setback puts the timeline for repairs back by several weeks, according to o cials in Littleton.

e closed stretch, right o of West Mineral Avenue, is now expected to be open sometime in August, o cials in Littleton said in a statement on July 21. Reconstruction was previously expected to be completed this month.

e sinkhole initially opened when two corrugated metal pipes in the Jackass Gulch stormwater culvert collapsed. According to Littleton o cials, the 38-year-old pipes were already under evaluation, and the city was planning to replace them as part of its Mineral Mobility Improvements Project.

“Design was far enough along to use this information for replacement of the culverts now, rather than to undertake a temporary solution only to dig up the area again in a year,” Littleton o cials said in a statement online. “ is accelerated the design of the emergency project by many weeks.” e closure has impeded the neighborhood thoroughfare, leaving residents to take long detours around the construction. Jackass Hill Road serves as a primary route to several schools, mainly Heritage High and Runyon Elementary, which are set to begin classes on Aug. 15.

It is unclear if the road will be open in time for the start of the school year.

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