Posted on 05/07/2007 7:36:37 PM PDT by Tennessee_Bob
Officials from the Tennessee Department of Transportation are now evaluating a sinkhole that opened up Monday evening on Pellissippi Parkway.
Its in the southbound lanes of Pellissippi, just south of where the Parkway merges with Oak Ridge Highway.
The hole looks to be about four feet wide on the surface, but a TDOT geologist says its at least 25 feet across, and goes under both southbound lanes. He says it was caused by water eroding the limestone.
Crews will work all night to get that sinkhole filled, but they likely won't be finished by the morning commute, and it may take all day tomorrow. People traveling that way from Oak Ridge to Knoxville are advised to take an alternate route.
We'll have more information as it develops on Ten News Nightbeat and at www.wbir.com.
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