Sparkling, Still or Rain?

So I’m driving back from my Chiropractor about 5 minutes ago… catching the tail end of the torrential down pour that just soaked us and I come across this:

Yes, that’s a SINK HOLE. Right off the West Roxbury Parkway, coming from Putterham Circle to the VFW Circle… on a side street to the left. It’s hard to tell by the picture, but it’s a good 1 to 2 feet deep. The rain water was so powerful, that it actually ripped away the road and washed a truckload of 2-inch rocks down the Parkway… causing a signficant impact on traffic.

And if that wasn’t enough, when I hit the VFW circle, I see this:

And at the circle… looking to the right, up the VFW:

And yes, I call it a “cirlce” because I am originally from New Jersey.