Sinkhole interrupts traffic on fast lanes of I-80 near Reno

RENO — A sink hole discovered in the median of Interstate 80 west of Reno forced the temporary closure of two travel lanes in both directions.

The California Department of Transportation said the sinkhole is about a half mile west of Donner Pass Road in Truckee.

The Reno Gazette-Journal reported all lanes were open Friday afternoon after crews finished filling it.

The cause of the sinkhole wasn’t immediately known, but Caltrans spokeswoman Rochelle Jenkins said it was probably created by water moving underground near the highway.

The sinkhole had encroached upon the fast lanes of both westbound and eastbound traffic, but there was no sign of stress or cracking of the highway that is the main route between Northern California and Northern Nevada.