Corvette Museum

Repairs on Corvette-Swallowing Sinkhole To Begin In November

Scott Kolecki··
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Originally published by Hannah Lutz, Automotive News
October 17, 2014 – 2:55 pm ET

Construction to fill the massive sinkhole that in February swallowed eight Corvettes at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky., is scheduled to begin Nov. 10, the museum said.

National Corvette Museum officials met with construction personnel and engineers Wednesday to manage the plan for fixing the 40-foot-wide, 50- to 60-foot-deep sinkhole and rehabbing the Skydome building, the site of the collapse.

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