Crews have finished emergency repairs and have reopened Interstate 70 in Frederick, where a sinkhole shut down the westbound lanes. The State Highway Administration says a section of pavement collapsed Thursday, leaving a hole 14 feet wide and 20 feet deep near the East South Street exit. Both westbound lanes were closed during the repairs, but some vehicles were able to travel through the area on the left-hand shoulder. SHA spokesman Chuck Gischlar says the road reopened about 4:30 a.m. Sinkholes also disrupted I-70 traffic in the area in October and November 2003, when several voids near the highway prompted ramp closures.
In the summer of 2003, a four-lane suburban road in Frederick was closed for six weeks while workers filled a sinkhole 12 feet deep and 32 feet wide.
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