TRAFFIC ALERT: JPD says avoid area due to sinkhole

TRAFFIC ALERT: JPD says avoid area due to sinkhole

JACKSON, Tenn.— The Jackson Police Department reports a road closure on social media this afternoon due to a sinkhole. According to a post shared on Facebook shortly before 1 p.m., residents are asked to avoid the area of Archwood North across from Parkway Middle School in Jackson following the discovery of a sinkhole. The post indicates that the street department as well as JEA has been notified and are heading to that location. JPD also shares…

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The sinkhole opened up on Feb. 10 in a center lane on the eastbound side of the highway in Wharton. It measured 11-feet by 11-feet and was four feet deep, according to the Department of Transportation.