Sinkhole Repaired on State Route 66 in Sevier County

[img:1 align=float_left]KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Department of Transportation maintenance crews re-opened the northbound travel lanes on State Route 66 in Sevier County shortly after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. TDOT estimates the turn lane will also be opened at 3:30 p.m. this afternoon.

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TDOT crews discovered a depression in a turn lane on Highway 66 Monday morning and closed both the outside (or right) northbound travel lane and the turn lane to Huffaker Road to protect travelers as excavation and repairs began. After excavation, crews discovered a leak in a water line beneath the roadway had softened the ground and contributed to the sinkhole. Workers dug 25 feet down and approximately 10 to 15 feet in diameter to find the source of the water that saturated the ground under the road.

 

Sevierville Water Department crews worked through Monday night to repair the water line which allowed TDOT workers to repair the sinkhole on Tuesday morning.  TDOT crews filled the hole with rock and concrete before the repaired area was paved. 

 

For more information on travel conditions across Tennessee visit www.tn.gov/tdot/tdotsmartway or call 5-1-1 from any land line or cell phone. TDOT is also on Twitter. For up to the minute traffic information in Knoxville and the Tri-Cities follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/knoxville511. For statewide travel information follow www.twitter.com/TN511. You can also following the Improving 66 project at www.twitter.com/improving66 .

 

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