The city claims that this bump in the road is a necessary response to a noisy manhole cover. It seems they paved over a loose cover with a few inches of asphalt to stop a manhole cover from rattling.

Previously reported as issue - Issue ID: 5015336

"Per one of our Street Maintenance inspectors, the manhole was covered with asphalt due to a noise complaint. If you have any further questions or comments please feel free to reach out to Mr. Lewis at 757-385-1544."

311 Citizen Services - CS1 assigned this issue to Public Works Operations - PW Clerk

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This issue has been marked as a duplicate of issue 5015336.

Issue 5015336 has already been closed and archived.
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