Kingwood sinkhole forces drivers to abandon cars

[sonias]

Hosuton Chronicle 4/19/09
Kingwood sinkhole forces drivers to abandon cars

About 100 residents were forced to abandon their vehicles at River Grove Park in Kingwood Sunday night, after an 8-foot-deep sinkhole abruptly took the lone road to the park out of commission.

Possibly damaged by flooding and debris from this weekend’s storms, the asphalt road in the 1000 block of Woodland Hills Drive caved in around 6 p.m., officials said. Park-goers were left with little choice but to camp out to walk home. The only path out of the park was a small wooden pedestrian bridge.

Glad no one was hurt.

We could use more rain around central Texas and Houston may have had more than it needs.

Sonia

[Jane Austin]

1. Mr. Jane Austin took a motorcycle tour around parts of the Brazos Valley today

and he said all the stock tanks were full.

He said it was really beautiful out there today.

[PDittie]

2. Good for the wildflowers

Bad for the Kingwoodians at the park who won't have their cars for about a week.

[onestepforward]

3. I heard on the news that limestone will be used to fill the hole...

so that people can get their cars back. The part of this road that sunk leads to a park and boat ramp and luckily no homes or businesses. It is a very swampy area and about 1 mile from my home.