LARGE SINKHOLES BAFFLED HIGHWAY IN OREGON (1031 hits)
80 FEET SINKHOLE CAUSED ROAD CLOSINGS. . . .
YOUR NATIONAL NEWS DAY 30 January 2016
TWO HOLES SINK THE GROUND OF AN OREGAN COASTAL HIGHWAY and is being called one it's largest sinkholes in the southwest over a 20 year span. One measured at 50 feet across, and the other one was 80 foot across broke the record. Oregon transportation authorities closed off traffic of five lanes. The repairs would take at least 65,000 cubic yards to fill up the holes and the amount of time and cost may be hefty as well. No cars or people were hurt or swallowed up by the large holes in the ground.
