JEFFERSON CITY, Tennessee
Jefferson City crews are working to fix a sinkhole that reopened on Odell Ave over the weekend.
The sinkhole first opened on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 beside Maplecrest Square apartments, near Food City and Regions Bank. It was originally 20 to 25 feet deep.
Car swallowed in one of three sink holes along the same Jefferson City road
Quote by Jimmy Carmichael
Jimmy Carmichael, the owner of Carmichael Excavation and the head over the repairs, said gaping holes in the ground are not new for Jefferson County but are getting worse.
“I’ve worked on them since the 80s,” Carmichael explained. “It happens a lot more common now than it used to because we’re getting a lot more rain.”
He said this happens so much there because of mines underneath, mixed with heat and water buildup on top of limestone and soil.
“Just like a wet mop,” Carmichael explained. “And the heavier it gets, sooner or later it can’t hold itself up and it falls.”
Source: https://www.wbir.com/article published at 6:48pm EDT on August 17, 2020:
QUESTION: If Chairman Carmichael admits that sink holes are a problem and a contributing factor to road problems … why isn’t he voting for the Mineral Severance Tax?