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Sinkhole closes Pinto Drive, culvert fixed

A sinkhole that developed along Pinto Drive off Clark Road in the Shepherd area has been repaired. (Jonathan McNiven photo)

SHEPHERD — A culvert that failed led to a sinkhole 20 feet deep that closed Pinto Drive for several days.

Tim Miller, director of the Yellowstone County Department of Public Works, said water flowing though the failed culvert eroded the roadside soil, exposing underground telephone and electric lines. The county closed Pinto Drive off Clark Road on May 17, but it was read more