I-80, Sinkhole and New Jersey

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.
Repair work continues in New Jersey on sinkhole that closed stretch of I-80
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
Route 80 in NJ shutdown due to another sinkhole. How it impacts Pennsylvania commuters
Another sinkhole has shut down a portion of Route 80 in New Jersey, which will impact Pennsylvania commuters heading east.
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 ...
I-80 sinkhole worsens near where collapse of an abandoned mine caused massive sinkhole
Conditions worsened at a depression in a center lane of I-80 East in New Jersey when it opened up into a sinkhole while DOT ...
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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.
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Driving over abandoned mines: Shocking map shows NJ is ‘Swiss cheese’
The sinkhole on Route 80 is over one of the 400 mines active during the Revolutionary War but it's hard to accurately ...
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