Sinkhole on Foxhurst Road in Oceanside covered by metal plates, police say

Nassau County police have reopened a section of Foxhurst Road in Oceanside in both directions after it was closed for a few hours because of a sinkhole on Sunday.

The sinkhole is being covered by metal plates and will be fixed at a later time, according to Nassau police. 

Drivers were urged by police to avoid Foxhurst between Locust Avenue and Oceanside Road.

“It’s a big enough sinkhole that cars can’t safely drive over it,” said Officer Kenneth Palmieri, a Nassau County police spokesperson.

Palmieri said that while he did not have exact measurements of the damaged road, it was believed to be less substantial than the 20-foot-deep sinkhole that closed traffic for two weeks on Lido Beach Boulevard last month.

By Grant Parpan

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Grant Parpan covers Suffolk County courts and federal courts for Newsday. A Long Island native, he joined Newsday in 2022.