Residents fear bin collections will be disrupted amid huge sinkhole on Stourbridge road
Residents are fearing that their bin collections will be disrupted amid a huge sinkhole on a road in Stourbridge.
Stourbridge residents are worried about their bin collections after a sinkhole appeared in the middle of a residential street.
Beckman Road, Pedmore, Stourbridge, was closed on Monday (June 1) to make way for emergency repair works to a large sinkhole in the carriageway.
The road has reopened today (June 2) and cars are able to drive through except heavy goods vehicles.
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The sinkhole is around three feet deep and residents are worried that bin collections will be missed.
Bins are due to be collected on Wednesday (June 3), but residents are fearing that their collection will be missed due to the sinkhole.
Dudley Council told the Express & Star that crews are going to attempt to get to residents.
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The council has urged residents to leave their waste and recycling out for collection out as normal and crews will do what they can.
The council added: “We will return for any uncollected bins when it has fully reopened.”
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