If you plan on taking the I-24 in Tennessee, your plants might not work considering the sinkhole. A deep sinkhole opened up on I-24 between Chattanooga and Nashville, and shut down a 13-mile stretch of traveled road. Last week in Canada, a family was killed in their basement as a sinkhole opened up. What is the deal with sinkholes?
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Tennessee traffic snarled by I-24 sinkhole
The Tennessee Department of Transportation reported today that the I-24 sinkhole opened up Tuesday morning. A tractor-trailer barely missed the sinkhole after it opened up, and nobody was injured or had to take out new auto loans as a result of the sinkhole. Authorities hope repairs could be finished by May 22 as the sinkhole is 40 feet long and 25 feet deep and will take $ 266,960 to fix. A private contractor took it upon him to have the contract. The I-24 sinkhole is between mile marker 127 and exit 127. Eastbound lanes are close although westbound lanes aren’t.
Canadian sinkhole kills family of four
A sinkhole that opened up in Canada ended up killing a family of four. One family happened to be in their basement as the sinkhole opened up outside of Montreal under several homes. The area is being treated as a disaster rehabilitation area by the Canadian government as the homes were evacuated.
What is a sinkhole, anyway?
Sudden sinkholes such as the ones in Tennessee and Canada have several causes. Usually, water either running below bedrock or seeping in from above works away at the underlying support of an area. The areas weight becomes too much as the water dissolves the rock. Next, a sinkhole will appear suddenly. Abandoned mines, sub-surface waterways, and sewer piping are common causes. Sinkholes can be difficult to predict, though Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, Texas, Alabama, Missouri and Pennsylvania tend to have the most sinkholes among U.S. states.
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