A large sinkhole near Scott Lake in Lakeland continues to expand, said the sheriff, who urged the public to stay away from the area. Scott Lake Road at Fitzgerald Road is closed and will be blocked off at least until midday Saturday as workers try to stop the expansion of the 75-foot-wide active sinkhole. "The sinkhole is growing, we don't know how much bigger it will grow," Polk Sheriff Grady Judd said during a news conference Friday afternoon. "We are going to block the road until the appropriate barricades are put in place." The 911 call about the sinkhole was initially called about it being on the roadway, but once authorities arrived in the area, they learned the sinkhole was on private property. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/polkcounty/sinkhole-scott-lake-lakeland/67-7bbd329e-eb4d-4c1f-8751-b0cd8c130b6a ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay