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A block of center city closed after the street caved in at walnut and locust. Pamela osborne on what happened and the impact on drivers around the area today. Pam . Reporter tracy, so far this morning weve seen a few drivers lingering on the other side of the barricade folluntil they fi another way around. This is why the street is closed. A hole actually opened up on 17th. As you said, it has things shut down between walnut and locust. We got a closer look since we saw you last. We checked it out. You see water running under there. We checked with city officials, and they tell us the water pipe connected to a fire hydrant broke causing the street to cave in. The hole is twofeet wide but drops deeper than that. You see cracks around where the hole is at. The Water Department will be out to make repairs this morning. Theyre expected to have the closure through the morning. Perhaps into the afternoon. And there is a possibility th ....