Marion, WV sinkhole
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The giant sinkhole that opened up on Pleasant Valley Road near the gateway connector in Fairmont has gotten even worse.

It shut down the road on Thursday, and now crews aren't sure when it can open again. The problem has been lifted out of the hands of the Department of Highways and set into the Department of Environmental Protection.

When the DOH set to work repairing the 20-foot-deep hole, another old mine shaft started collapsing under their equipment and they were forced to stop. The hole on Friday was twice the size it was on Thursday, and it's stretching under the ground in all directions. DOH officials said they've had some problems with mine subsidence before, but never anything like this.

Now the repairs are getting turned over to the DEP's Abandoned Mines office. Workers on site said they think the DEP will need to pump concrete into the mine to stabilize the ground, but they aren't sure how long that will take, or what the risk to neighboring buildings is. For now, the DOH will fence off the hole and hope people stay away.

Officials say the roadway will probably be closed for at least a week.