Ivy Road now reopened after sinkhole shut the street down Thursday evening

A major corridor into the City of Charlottesville has reopened after being closed for over 24 hours after a sinkhole formed.

“U.S. 250 (Ivy Road) is open to traffic between the U.S. 250 Bypass and the Charlottesville west city limits after work to repair a drainage pipe failure and repave the road was completed overnight,” reads an information release sent out Saturday morning.

VDOT crews and contractors worked all day Friday to fix the issue, which also involved coordination with utility companies who have gas, water, and fiber optic lines at the location of the pipe failure.

On Friday morning, morning motorists were urged to use alternative routes, but one of them was also impaired for part of the day when a box truck got stuck in the underpass on Old Ivy Road. A lane on the U.S. 250 Bypass was also closed due to an overturned truck at Leonard Sandridge Road but both have been cleared up and roadways are open. 

VDOT is also seeking to determine why the pipe failed. 

Were you affected? Do you have pictures? Would love to hear your stories. 

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