Three sinkholes have appeared on the section of Route 80 that opened in 1960. Questions surround the contractor, but is there more to it?

The rapidly-growing sinkhole in Upton County is the latest of many problems caused by old wells in the Permian Basin.

The city government also internally classified the area as Grade 5, indicating the highest risk of sinkholes. The city government created a ground subsidence safety map that predicts the sinking ...

“Numerous mine shafts have been mapped within the area, one of which appears to be undergoing crown pillar failure, which is causing sinkholes and roadway subsidence,” it said. A crown pillar ...

If a crack is caused by subsidence it will be: more than 3mm thick – often getting wider over time diagonal wider at the top than at the bottom visible from inside and outside your home close to doors ...