The sinkhole opened up around 7:45 a.m. Thursday just past Exit 34 in Wharton, swallowing a portion of the shoulder and encroaching on the right lane going eastbound.

Crews continue their work Saturday on the sinkhole that has closed a section of Interstate 80 eastbound in Wharton, NJ.

The sinkhole is on the right shoulder of the eastbound side of I-80, but affects the right lane as well, officials say.

The sinkhole that cratered a section of I-80 in New Jersey was caused by an abandoned mineshaft collapsing underneath the highway, state transportation officials say.

The cause of a sinkhole that formed along Interstate 80 in New Jersey Thursday has been revealed. A 40-foot by 40-foot sinkhole formed on the right shoulder of eastbound ...

Emergency crews continue to work on repair the eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 in New Jersey after a large sinkhole opened ...

Interstate 80 remained closed on the eastbound side Friday in Wharton a day after a large sinkhole forced the highway's ...

New Jersey commuters can expect a second day of delays on Interstate 80 on Friday, as emergency crews continue to address a ...

Interstate 80 East in New Jersey will be closed until further notice after a sinkhole opened up during rush hour Thursday ...

NJDOT crews are working to evaluate and make plans to repair a sinkhole on I-80 eastbound near Exit 34 in Wharton.

New Jersey DOT is urging drivers to take alternate routes or follow the detour in place as crews work on the I-80 sinkhole.

A massive sinkhole opened on Interstate 80 eastbound through Morris County, N.J., backing up traffic one day after Christmas. The sinkhole opened up around 7:30 a.m. in the shoulder and encroached ...