Four days after a giant sinkhole took out the right lane of Interstate 80 in Morris County, resulting in massive traffic jams and winding detours, the heavily-traveled route is expected to reopen.

Interstate 80 reopened Monday in Wharton, New Jersey after emergency repairs to a massive sinkhole. Crews have been working around the clock to repair the busy roadway in Morris County after the 40-foot sinkhole opened up Thursday morning on the eastbound side.

All lanes of Interstate 80 eastbound in Wharton reopened Monday morning after "remarkable" four days of emergency sinkhole repairs.

Interstate 80 reopened through North Jersey on Monday morning, four days after a sinkhole swallowed the road and snarled traffic during the busy holiday weekend. Repair crews worked around the clock to fix the damage in Wharton, where a giant chunk of the right shoulder in the eastbound lanes collapsed on Thursday morning.

The NJ Department of Transportation said they are making progress on repairing the sinkhole on I-80 east in Wharton.

Interstate 80 is expected to reopen Monday after crews repaired a 40-foot sinkhole in Wharton, New Jersey. This kind of severe weather can have ripple effect consequences as well. A strong storm system is moving through the state Saturday into Monday and is expected to impact travel and backcountry recreation.

I-80 eastbound is officially reopened after days of constant work to repair a massive sinkhole. The sinkhole first opened up around 7:45 a.m. Thursday just past Exit 34 in Wharton, swallowing a portion of the shoulder and encroaching on the right lane going eastbound.