Pittsburgh is finally filling the sinkhole that swallowed a bus and nearly ate a vehicle last year.

Contractors for the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority were on the job Wednesday working on the hole that has closed 10th Street, Downtown, between Penn and Liberty avenues since October. The city and PWSA are sharing the estimated repair costs of $536,000 and the authority is overseeing the project.

A crew from Collier-based Independent Enterprises is working from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and is expected to finish the job in late June, according to PWSA.

Works includes repairs to telecommunications conduits, filling the hole and installing granite curbs, new sidewalks, tree boxes and pedestrian crossings, the authority reported.

Officials determined that water from an undetermined source caused the street to collapse on Oct. 28. The hole was about 100 feet long and 20 feet deep.

A Port Authority of Allegheny County bus, waiting to cross Penn Avenue, and a car immediately behind the bus fell partially into the hole. No one was injured.

The mishap became the butt of jokes across the country. People created Halloween costumes and Christmas decorations of the bus and sinkhole.

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