You may recall the memorable story from Christmas Eve 2016 when a massive sinkhole developed in Macomb County causing houses to actually start collapsing into the ground. After massive repairs to what was called the worst infrastructure disaster in Macomb County history, the whole ordeal has finally been settled with a $12.5 million payout.
The contractors who made the mistakes that led to the disaster were taken to court, and their insurance companies finally made the payment.
Former Congresswomen turned Macomb Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller said that the money will be used to continue improvements in the area so that something like that never happens again. Miller said that the payment “closes the book” on the whole ordeal.
Four modern homes in the affected subdivision were condemned in the process and many businesses suffered as the area was closed to traffic for a year. The eleven-foot-wide pipe that was 55 feet underground had to be completely rebuilt. The whole emergency repair project cost around $75 million and was a warning to the whole region to be vigilant about infrastructure integrity.
Reporting for WGRT – Jennie McClelland
