Sinkhole keeping I-80 eastbound in Wharton, New Jersey shut. Here's what experts think caused it.
Hopes of reopening Interstate 80 quickly have been dashed. A section of the eastbound lanes remains closed due to a 40-foot sinkhole​, and it won't be an easy fix.
Massive Sinkhole Closes I-80 in New Jersey
Officials from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) closed Interstate 80 on Monday after a sinkhole appeared on the highway. “Out of an abundance of caution, the highway was closed and detoured at Exit 34 in Wharton which goes to Route 15,” said NJDOT spokesperson Stephen Schapiro.
Interstate 80 eastbound in Wharton closed until further notice due to new sinkhole
State Department of Transportation crews are using radar to examine the soil within that hole and in the surrounding ground on which the interstate sits.
I-80 closed at scene of previous sinkhole in New Jersey
Interstate 80 was closed in Wharton, New Jersey on Monday as crews returned to the scene of a previous sinkhole on the highway. The New Jersey Department of Transportation said a depression was seen in the center eastbound lane around 6:45 a.
Sinkhole worsens on i-80 in New Jersey, highway section closed
NEW JERSEY (WFMZ) - A problem with a stretch of Interstate 80 in New Jersey has only gotten worse. It started out as a big depression in the highway. Now, it's a full-fledged sinkhole. This is a look from above at the eastbound stretch of I-80 in Roxbury Township in Morris County. Officials closed this part of the highway Monday morning.
Crews working to repair Eastbound I-80 trigger second sinkhole
NJDOT responded to the scene on Monday after a depression was found in the roadway. As workers were boring holes to investigate, they triggered a second sinkhole.
I-80 closed in Wharton, N.J. for sinkhole investigation
I-80 is closed in Wharton, New Jersey as crews investigate a possible sinkhole. Chopper 2 flew over the scene and did not find an obvious hole on the roadway, but officials say they are conducting emergency maintenance at the scene of an earlier sinkhole that opened up there last December.
I-80 eastbound closed in New Jersey for sinkhole repairs
A highway in New Jersey is closed Monday morning for repairs to the roadway after a possible sinkhole appeared. I-80 eastbound is closed in Wharton in Morris County as NJDOT works to repair a depression that emerged,
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Westbound lanes of I-80 to be closed overnight Friday for sinkhole repairs, testing
Westbound lanes of Interstate 80 will be closed overnight Friday in Morris County, New Jersey for repair work.
New Jersey man charged in wrong-way Interstate 80 crash that killed Monroe County man
A New Jersey man has been charged with reckless vehicular homicide in the I-80 crash that killed an East Stroudsburg man.
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Sinkhole on Interstate 80 in New Jersey detours travel from Poconos to New York City
The eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 in Morris County, New Jersey, have been closed down and detoured to repair a sinkhole.
UPDATE: New Route 80 sinkhole expands to road collapse after testing: 'No easy fix'
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Wrong-way crash on Interstate 80 in New Jersey leaves East Stroudsburg man dead
An East Stroudsburg man is dead as a result of a wrong-way crash on Interstate 80 in New Jersey in the early hours of Sunday, Feb. 2. According to New Jersey State Police, Victor Peters ...
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Gigantic New Jersey sinkhole swallows Interstate 80 as route collapses into chasm
A second sinkhole in the same number of months disrupted traffic in New Jersey on Monday, leading to the closure of eastbound ...