ANTRIM COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Complaining about our roads in northern Michigan, that's a pretty common thing, complaining about one that has water bubbling out of it and has for months, is pretty unusual.

Unusual enough for us to go check it out and try to get a frustrated homeowner some answers.

In Central Lake there is work being done all around town.

But not on one road, according to resident James Carroll.

“I want I want them to come out here and get this fixed,” Carroll said. "Right there in the snow the only part that wasn't melted in the snow was the water here we figured ‘Oh, there must be a water leak something.’

“So Spring came, summer came and here we are still going down there and 24 hours a day for seven months at least,” Carroll said.

Since at least December 14 on Maple Street, village water has been bubbling out of a pipe through the road and trickling down into the river.

Carroll says he called the department of public works that “they came out here right away."

But nothing was done, so Carroll called them again, “I said, Hey, it's been over six months."

And still no fix. Carroll has concerns for the road itself, the nearby environment, and the pumps in his crawlspace trying to keep things dry, so he gave UpNorthLive News a call.

"You know, I need some answers and that's all I was looking for some answers,” Carroll said.

And so we got to work for him. After checking out the damage we drove to the village offices to meet with the Department of Public Works.

They weren't in, so we headed to the actual village DPW Garage, armed with James' questions we tried to get some answers.

No one was able to do an on-camera interview, but I was able to talk on the phone with the Village President, Rob Tyler.

Mr. Tyler was out of town but did take the time to answer James' questions and explain the delay.

Tyler said this is a complex repair and the pipe that's leaking under Maple Street is also running through the water table.

That broken pipe is surrounded by water and not just what's leaking out of it. Fixing the pipe requires a lot of large specialty equipment that the department doesn't have.

Tyler said they have made arrangements for Tri County Excavating to do the work, but conctractors, like so many services these days are booked solid and struggling to find workers.

The Village DPW says there is positive pressure on the pipe, meaning this doesn't pose a threat to drinking water in the village.

Still, Tyler says it was and is a priority and something the Village hopes to get fixed ASAP and that's something James and the Village can see eye to eye on.