Downtown Evansville sinkhole adds additional Riverside Drive closure

Huge Evansville sinkhole brings another road closure

Riverside Drive in Evansville is now closed in both directions at Chestnut Street as issues with a huge sinkhole continue.

Downtown Evansville sinkhole adds additional Riverside Drive closure

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — Due to rising water levels, an additional closure has been added to Riverside Drive as crews continue to work on a sinkhole in Downtown Evansville. City officials say both directions of Riverside Drive have been shut down at Chestnut Street. We're told water is still flowing under the road throughout the construction areas. As a result, repair work has been paused until the river recedes below 23 feet, which officials s…

All lanes now closed at Riverside sinkhole

All lanes of Riverside Drive are now closed in both directions at Chestnut Street.