Sinkholes along I-80 have been causing disruptions for people who live, work and commute through Wharton and surrounding towns for the last few weeks.

Now that Gov. Phil Murphy has declared the continued work on Interstate 80 East in Wharton a State of Emergency, the hope is to get federal funding to help with repairs.

A month after a sinkhole shut down the eastbound section of Interstate 80 in Wharton, there remains no timeframe for it to ...