KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — UPDATE FRIDAY: That giant sinkhole on Timberlake Drive in Southwest Knox County has been filled, and the road there is now back open.
It was discovered Thursday morning.
The road is west of Alcoa Highway near Louisville.
PREVIOUS STORY: A sinkhole was discovered in Southwest Knox County on Thursday morning.
The sinkhole occurred in front of a house in the 3300 block of Timberlake Drive, according to the Knox County Director of Engineering and Public Works Jim Snowden.
Knox County Engineering and Public Works was on the scene, as well as the Knoxville Utilities Board, according to the Director of Knox County Engineering and Public Works Jim Snowden.
Officials hope to stabilize the hole on Thursday and fill it in on Friday, Snowden said.
It is estimated that it will take 40 to 50 dump truck loads of dirt to fill the hole, according to Snowden.
The 3300 block of Timberlake Drive is currently closed while officials work on the sinkhole. The cause of the sinkhole is not yet known.