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Originally Posted by GMAN
They really got right on top of this. I suppose that they didn't want to see too many trucks bypass the scale. The scale is near where this happened and they have had to detour trucks around the hole (and scale) since it happened. I hope no one drove into the hole. I haven't heard about anyone getting hurt, but it must have been a nightmare for law enforcement until they got the detour started.
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from the local newspaper, right after it happened...
You may have seen this on the news; last Tuesday morning, without warning, a sinkhole 25' deep X 18' X 25'
suddenly appeared in the Eastbound lane of I-24 just a few yards West of Exit 127 at the foot of Monteagle Mountain.
As it appeared, a tractor trailer was able to swerve through the median to avoid disaster, a TDOT employee happened to be following the truck and was able to stop traffic before a major catastrophic event occured. Repairs are in progress and the lanes may be reopened this weekend. Traffic has been diverted at Exit 114 on the old US 41 and back on I-24 at Exit 127.