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.
Sinkhole closes I-80 east near where collapse of an abandoned mine caused massive sinkhole
A sinkhole closed the highway’s right lane in Wharton for several days in late December while crews repaired the damage. The DOT blamed the sinkhole on a collapsed, abandoned mine. Drivers need to make a similar detour around the latest sinkhole by using Exit 28 to take Route 46 east or Route 10 east to avoid the area.
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 in Wharton, N.J. at scene of previous sinkhole
I-80 is closed in Wharton, New Jersey as crews are back on 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.
Part of I-80 in Wharton closed as crews investigate sinkhole threat
NJDOT is on the scene investigating after a depression was spotted in the roadway just weeks after a massive sinkhole was repaired.
Second sinkhole closes same stretch of I-80 in New Jersey
A possible sinkhole forming in the center lane of I-80 in New Jersey’s Morris County shut down all eastbound lanes Monday morning, in the same spot as a December sinkhole.
I-80 East in NJ closed for emergency sinkhole repairs
I-80 Eastbound is closed for emergency sinkhole repairs in Wharton, Morris County, the New Jersey Department of Transportation said.
I-80 eastbound closed in New Jersey for sinkhole repairs
A highway in New Jersey was closed for hours on Monday for repairs to the roadway after a possible sinkhole appeared. I-80 eastbound was shut down in the Morris County town of Wharton as NJDOT crews work to repair a depression that emerged,
Sinkhole is the second one in 2 months on I-80, state says
NJDOT officials said Monday's center lane depression that shut down I-80 east is not the same sinkhole that opened up in ...
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Sinkhole repairs continue on I-80 East in Morris County
Despite their efforts, the eastbound lanes will remain closed until further notice, and it is unknown when the road will reopen.
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.
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‘Depression’ closes Route 80 in NJ near area of December sinkhole
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.
Take these detours to avoid the Route 80 traffic caused by sinkhole repairs
Motorists traveling eastbound on Route 80 in Morris County will need to take alternate routes after a sinkhole opened up in ...