A part of West Seventh Street in downtown St. Paul is closed due to a sinkhole in the roadway, city officials say.

West 7th Street has reopened to reduced traffic after an "unexpected," 35-foot-deep sinkhole emerged in the street. The busy street was closed Friday between Grand Avenue and Kellogg Boulevard after the sinkhole appeared outside Burger Moe's on Thursday, but has since reopened to traffic, albeit only a single lane in each direction.

St. Paul’s W. 7th Street is closed indefinitely from Kellogg Boulevard to Grand Avenue after a sinkhole opened there Thursday evening. Officials said repairs could take up to two months. That part of the road,