Construction crews in Tennessee are working to fill a sinkhole that opened at Austin Peay State University’s Governors Stadium.
The Leaf-Chronicle reported the sinkhole started out small, about 3 feet by 5 feet, but workers have had to dig a much larger hole — about 40 feet deep and 40 feet wide — to find stable bedrock.
The hole was discovered about a month ago where the football field meets the track during a project to replace the main stadium building.
Mike Jenkins, superintendent for Nashville-based Bell & Associates Construction, told the newspaper sinkholes are common in the area and the budget included sinkhole remediation funding.
Jenkins said workers continued to excavate Monday while officials met with a geotechnical engineer. He said the hole will be filled with rock and concrete.
Topics Tennessee
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
Insured Losses From Hurricane Melissa Could Reach $4.2 Billion, Verisk Estimates 
France Makes New Arrests in Louvre Heist; Jewels Still Not Found 
Buffett’s Berkshire Cash Hits $382 Billion, Earnings Soar 
Jamaica Catastrophe Bond Has Now Triggered, Government Says 
