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.
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.
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.
Part of I-80 closed near Wharton for repairs
New Jersey commuters are facing major traffic delays as part of I-80 East is shut down for emergency repairs at the site of a previous sinkhole. The closure is causing significant congestion in the Wharton area,
Traffic headaches continue in Wharton due to sinkhole on I-80 East
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.
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.
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 eastbound remains closed in Wharton, New Jersey due to sinkhole
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.
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.
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,
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.
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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.
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UPDATE: New Route 80 sinkhole expands to road collapse after testing: 'No easy fix'
A sinkhole in Wharton that forced the closure Monday of all eastbound lanes on Route 80 at Route 15 has expanded into a road collapse.