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Road washes out due to torrential rain in Aroostook County

Lee Cheek, who lives nearby, said the rain was so loud it woke him up and when he checked out outside in the morning he saw a large hole on the road.

AROOSTOOK COUNTY, Maine — Suspected flood damage shut down a road in Aroostook County Saturday. 

The Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office shared pictures of the road taken by Lee Cheek of Aroostook County

Van Buren Road in Cyr Plantation was shut down in both directions, as crews worked to repair the damage.

Cheek told NEWS CENTER Maine he believes all the rain the area had over a span of 24 hours may have caused the hole on the road.

“Around 3 a.m. the rain was so loud it woke me up,” he said.

Cheek said he went to check outside around 10:00 a.m. and found the large hole, which he describes as being approximately 20-feet wide.

Credit: Lee Cheek
A large hole has shut down Van Buren road in Aroostook County Saturday.

An officer with the Houlton Police Department told NEWS CENTER Maine that police do not know what caused the hole on the road, but they suspect the rainfall in that area over the last few days might have played a role. 

Damien Veilleux with the Maine Department of Transportation also could not give a cause for the road washing out but said the department is investigating. 

 

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