Large enough for a person to fall into, the hole is some 35 feet deep, and repairs should take up to two months. Contractors will dig more than 30 feet through sandstone and limestone, assess the extent of the damage and then rebuild the sanitary tunnel.

A part of West Seventh Street in downtown St. Paul is closed due to a sinkhole in the roadway, city officials say.

St. Paul’s W. 7th Street is closed indefinitely from Kellogg Boulevard to Grand Avenue after a sinkhole opened there Thursday evening. Officials said repairs could take up to two months. That part of the road,