Mulberry, Fl. – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is looking into a possible liner tear under a gypsum stack at Mosaic’s New Wales facility.After a sinkhole created a disastrous situation in 2016, Mosaic installed a high-tech network of sensors and monitors. Those sensors recently detected some irregularities which gave rise to suspicions. The Florida […]
St. Joseph, Mo. – A sinkhole appeared at the intersection at Grant and Rhudy streets, causing the site to cave in. According to the water department, the sinkhole was caused by a break in the water main passing underneath. The aging of the street infrastructure and recent weather effects also contributed to the sinkhole. The […]
Hempfield, pa. – A sinkhole of considerable size opened up along the 3200 block of Route 136 on Thursday.According to initial reports, the sinkhole is 15 feet wide and 20 feet deep. It has exposed the guardrail’s underground structure. Melissa Maczko, PennDOT District 12 spokesperson, said that her department is investigating the cause and effects […]
Punxsutawney, PA – Route 3008 between the intersections of Diamond Road, Gresock Road in Young Township, and Delaware Avenue in Punxsutawney was closed due to a sinkhole. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has alerted the drivers to take a detour route through South Main Street (State Route 436) to Spoetsburg Road (State Route 3010) […]
Trigg County, KY. – A sinkhole has blocked a section of KY 272/Caledonia Road in the southeast of Cadiz. The sinkhole opened up near the intersection of Clifford Drive on Monday morning. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet spokesperson Keith Todd told the media that a bump in the road was noticed by a resident. The bump then […]
Ste. Genevieve, Mo. – 3.5 tons of trash was removed by volunteers in a single day from a 60-foot deep sinkhole cave. The Missouri Department of Conversation said that the focus o the recent project was an area in Ste. Genevieve County which had a lot of sinkhole formation. Bedrock in the area is dissolving, […]
Revenna, Ky. – KY 52 (3rd Street) is scheduled to remain closed for a week as work commences to replace a collapsed drainage structure starting Monday, Nov. 15. A sinkhole was formed due to the collapsed drainage pipe at milepost 9.673 at the intersection of Poplar Street. KYTC’s Estill County maintenance crew was trying to […]
Pensacola, Fl. – A large sinkhole opened up on Garden Street on Monday, 25 October. An ECUA vacuum truck got stuck in the sinkhole. Fortunately, the truck driver was not hurt. Pensacola Police closed Garden Street at Barrancas Avenue to avoid any further incidents due to the sinkhole. The authorities have also advised general traffic […]
Anderson County, Tenn. – A sinkhole in the front yard of an Anderson County man was discovered last month. This extra-large pit measures at least 45 feet deep and is directly linked to two previous holes on his property. “When I walked through the yard, I saw this black spot and I walked over there […]