Water main break creates sinkhole on Highland Ave.

Water main break creates sinkhole on Highland Ave. (KTLA-TV / February 28, 2011)

HOLLYWOOD (KTLA) -- Hours after the Kodak Theater played host to the 83rd Academy Awards, a water main break created a sinkhole just down the street on Highland Avenue.

The water main break was discovered about 9 p.m. Sunday.

Part of Highland was shut down early Monday morning between Santa Monica Boulevard and Lexington Avenue.


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Water gushed up through cracks in the pavement, causing the roadway to buckle.

No word yet on how many DWP customers may be affected by the broken water main.