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Texas Department of Transportation crews have shut down the main lanes of westbound Highway 90 at Hunt Lane due to a deep hole in the road caused by a sewer main collapse. WATCH: SKY 12 shows aerial view of collapsed portion of Highway 90 The closure is expected to remain in effect through Tuesday night. Commuters are being asked to find alternate routes. San Antonio Water System said a 24-inch sewer main collapsed in the 13000 block of Ray Ellison Boulevard and caused a sewer spill large enough to require public notice. A SAWS spokesperson said the spill has been contained. The sewer main was already scheduled to be replaced as part of a Environmental Protection Agency consent decree, but it failed before work could begin. “We were unaware that it was this critical, this soon,” Anne Hayden, SAWS spokesperson said. It was scheduled to be a $5.7 million dollar project that would take about a year. Hayden said that estimate could change with Tuesday's collapse. Hayden said the goal of the consent decree is zero sewer spills. “We’re not there yet, but we’re working on it,” Hayden said. “We have the budget. We have the resources scheduled to take care of it.” TxDOT tweeted pictures of the resulting collapse of Highway 90 Tuesday morning. In addition to the closure on Highway 90, crews are also shutting down the ramp from Loop 410 to Highway 90 west. Traffic is being diverted to the frontage road. CLOSURE UPDATE: Besides the US 90 westbound mainlane closure, a water main break is having us shut down the I-410 southbound to US 90 westbound direct connector. Traffic on 410 is being diverted to the frontage road and taken to cloverleaf ramps to access US 90 westbound. pic.twitter.com/0Ae1Xseo0W — TxDOT San Antonio (@TxDOTSanAntonio) April 23, 2019 US 90 CLOSURE UPDATE: @MySAWS crews are repairing a collapsed sewer line underneath US 90. Too soon to tell how long it will take to fix but westbound mainlanes & frontage road will remain closed through rush hour tonight. Expect major delays so please seek alternative routes! pic.twitter.com/wwDmsUuHOe — TxDOT San Antonio (@TxDOTSanAntonio) April 23, 2019

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