Travelers heading west on Route 80 will also be affected by the sinkhole work at the end of the week, a local mayor said.
The sinkhole was originally a 30-foot long depression in the highway near Exit 34 and the second to occur in two months.
Motorists traveling eastbound on Route 80 in Morris County will need to take alternate routes after a sinkhole opened up in ...
This is the second time in recent months that drivers in the area are dealing with detours and delays, with the previous sinkhole forming in December and taking four days to repair.
All traffic was diverted off Route 80 at Exit 34 (Main Street) and allowed back on again at Exit 35 (Route 15) in Wharton after a depression was spotted in the center lane around 6:45 a.m.
Another sinkhole has shut down a portion of Route 80 in New Jersey, which will impact Pennsylvania commuters heading east.