New video reveals when large I-80 sinkhole was discovered in NJ
New Jersey Sinkhole Video Captures Dramatic Moment A recent video reveals the moment a massive sinkhole consumed part of an interstate in New Jersey. Body camera footage from a police officer shows the scene at I-80 in Wharton, just a day after Christmas. The officer approached the enormous sinkhole, which had developed unexpectedly. As the […]
Massive new sinkhole opens up on I-80 in New Jersey with all traffic now detoured
All lanes on New Jersey's Interstate 80 are being decoupled after a 15-by-15-foot sinkhole opened in the middle of the construction zone of the so-called “Swiss cheese” road, officials announced Wednesday. The New Jersey Department of Transport has decoupled the west lane at 34 exits. x. The 15 x 15-foot sinkhole swallowed an I-80 stretch […]
Fiery Wyoming tunnel crash kills at least 2, closes I-80 in both directions
A fiery pile of Friday at the Interstate 80 Tunnel in southwestern Wyoming killed at least two people, seriously injured at least five people, and closed the highway. The collision included an unknown number of trucks and other vehicles inside and outside the Green River tunnel. Black smoke and explosive tires that have become difficult […]
Sinkhole in New Jersey keeps I-80 closed after a section collapses into an abandoned mine
On Friday, road crews closed eastbound lanes on a short stretch of Interstate 80 in northern New Jersey due to a sinkhole, but it was still unclear when they would reopen. Illinois Park soccer field collapses due to massive sinkhole A highway guardrail still dangles in the air across a 40-foot-wide (12-meter) gaping hole, and […]
Huge sinkhole along I-80 in NJ caused by abandoned mineshaft
A massive 40-foot-by-40-foot sinkhole that opened up a major highway in New Jersey on Thursday was caused by an abandoned mine, officials said. Construction crews are working around the clock to repair a huge pothole along Interstate 80 near Exit 40 in Wharton that caused massive traffic delays the day after Christmas. The state Department […]
Monster sinkhole opens along I-80 in NJ, leading to closures
A huge sinkhole opened up along a major interstate in New Jersey Thursday morning, closing multiple lanes and forcing drivers onto local roads to avoid the sinkhole. The sinkhole, apparently large enough to swallow several cars, opened on the shoulder of Interstate 80 in Wharton around 7:45 a.m. According to NJ.com. Construction workers were crowding […]
Nebraska I-80 rest stop knife attack leaves Missouri man, 72, dead and his wife critically injured
A 72-year-old Missouri man was stabbed to death and his wife was critically injured during an attempted robbery at a rest stop on Interstate 80 in Nebraska, police said. Suspect James Thompson Jr., 22, of Elyria, Ohio, is currently in custody facing numerous charges, including first-degree murder, following the incident that occurred in Doniphan on […]
Blizzard dumps snow on mountains in California and Nevada, stretch of I-80 shut down
California officials closed 160 miles of Interstate 80 on Friday as the biggest snowstorm of the season hit the Sierra Nevada mountains. Residents were asked to evacuate and stay off the roads as up to 10 feet of snow was expected in some areas. Harmful wind. “Aaaaaaand we’re closed!!” California Highway Patrol posted on The […]