DELTONA, Fla. -- On Monday, crews drilled around the sinkhole that swallowed a Deltona road to try to figure out whether it will get bigger. The sinkhole is at the intersection of Howland Boulevard and Forest Ridge Road, right in front of Deltona High School.

The hole started as little more than a pothole a few feet wide, but has now grown to more than 225 feet. Fortunately, the hole did not grow significantly Monday.

Crews worked close to the sinkhole Monday, but not too close.

"It's too steep at the sides right now to get any heavy equipment close to it," explains Deputy Chief Robert Rogers, Deltona Fire-Rescue.

The hole has stopped growing for now, but that doesn't mean it's done for good. Residents in the neighborhood are breathing a temporary sigh of relief as some of their homes teeter on the edge.

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All traffic is detoured around the site. Deltona High School is on one side of the whole and a school exit is blocked. The county is looking into building a temporary road so students can get there.

In the mean time, the stretch of Howland Boulevard is off limits.

What's really heartbreaking is that the road was just opened to the public in August. The county spent millions resurfacing it. Now the county says, Howland is becoming a money pit.

Three families have been evacuated from their homes. Two of the homes are now deemed uninhabitable. A city building inspector will check out the third home Tuesday.