PARSIPPANY, New Jersey (WABC) — As traffic dey disturb for I-287, one big sinkhole don open for road. Na dis Saturday, March 21, 2025, around 4 p.m., the sinkhole appear just after Exit 41B, forcing NJDOT to close two left lanes for northbound traffic.
According to reports, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) don begin investigation on wetin cause the hole. Motorists wey dey pass for that area fit experience serious delays and dem dey advise to find alternative routes as work go continue.
Senator Pennacchio talk to Parsippany Focus say, “Dem don finally manage to dewater the hole. We dey see plans wey show say one abandoned pipe dey in front of the inlet. The next step na to put camera down make we fit check if the pipe don collapse. We go get more information on top this matter later.”
This sinkhole na just the latest wahala wey don affect I-287. NjDOT also dey handle two other sinkholes wey don show for I-80 for Wharton, and e no too long when one was repaired last December.
Motorists dey warn say to expect traffic delays for the area as NJDOT dey manage the situation. According to statistics, these kinds of sinkholes don happen before, with the first one wey appear for I-80 last December measured about 40 feet by 40 feet.
Additionally, on the same highway, two other sinkholes don show since December, plus one wey be 11 feet by 11 feet and another 15 by 15 feet wey show up last Wednesday. This situation dey make people dey talk how road maintenance fit prevent more wahala for drivers.
As NJDOT dey try to solve this issue for I-287, all eyes dey on how dem go fix the problem, so that normal traffic fit resume for the area soon. Stay tuned for updates as this story dey develop.
