A sinkhole on I-80 in New Jersey was caused by an abandoned mineshaft collapsing beneath the highway. Repairs are underway but no timeline for reopening the highway has been set.
A sinkhole that cratered a section of I-80 in New Jersey was caused by an abandoned mineshaft collapsing underneath the highway, state transportation officials say. The I-80 sinkhole formed on the eastbound side on Thursday morning, when part of the shoulder and right lane near Exit 34 in Wharton collapsed into the ground.
The New Jersey Department of Transportation said Friday crews have stabilized the 40-foot by 40-foot hole enough to continue making repairs, but there was no timeline for the work to get done. Still unclear when highway will reopenNew Jersey DOT says it's too soon to determine when the damaged section of I-80 will reopen 'because of the extensive nature of the repairs and forecasted weather this weekend.' But crews will work around the clock to reopen the highway as soon as possible. Until then, drivers are advised to use Route 46 as an alternates route or follow the detour that is in place.Traffic on I-80 west is not impacted.'There are mineshafts all over this whole area' Alexandra Lawler, whose apartment complex is next to the I-80 sinkhole, has been sharing video updates on social media. 'I am concerned, and I definitely want to know more info because there's a lot of people that live in here,' Lawler said. Jim Hill owns a pub down the street and says customers are familiar with the abandoned mineshafts in the area. 'There are mineshafts all over this whole area. This was called the Iron Mountain region at one time,' Hill said. 'The older guys in the neighborhood told me years ago that you could walk underground all the way out to Roxbury Township, all the way to Lake Hopatcong. There was a whole mining world here and those shafts are still underneath here.' 'We have mineshafts in town all the time. The American Legion sunk down there in the mineshafts, and this is another one that we know of,' said Terry Stalteo, who also lives in Wharto
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