UPDATE: Pot-Crater Closes SR 156 Near Vevay

The massive hole opened up Thursday night.

The large hole on State Road 156 at Plum Creek. Photo by Jeff-Craig Fire Department.

Update published at 1:34 p.m.:

Indiana Department of Transportation spokesman Harry Maginity says State Road 156 near Vevay should reopen to traffic by Saturday morning.

A large hole opened in the roadway on the eastbound approach to the concrete arch bridge over Plum Creek late Thursday night. The hole is believed to be at least 15 feet deep.

Maginity said INDOT engineers have determined that there is no structural damage to the bridge. For that reason, crews can simply fill the hole and repave it Friday.

Equipment is being transported to the site Friday afternoon. 

 

Original story published at 7:11 a.m.:

(Switzerland County, Ind.) - The term pothole may not accurately describe the opening that formed on State Road 156 in Switzerland County on Thursday.

How about pot-crater?

The Jeff-Craig Fire Department posted photos of the massive hole in the highway at Plum Creek on Facebook late Thursday night. The department describes the hole as 10 feet by 10 feet in length and width, and about 20 feet deep.

State Road 156 has been closed at the site just east of Vevay until further notice.

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