Busy Wolverhampton road remains closed, but water main now repaired after gaping hole opened in carriageway
A busy road in Wolverhampton remains closed today after a gaping hole appeared in the carriageway.
Work began today rebuilding the carriageway in Lower Street, Tettenhall, after a large hole appeared about 10.30am yesterday, leading to immediate closure of the road.
A burst water main was found to be responsible.
Bystanders described watching the hole grow bigger as the road surface around it began to crack and sink.
The hole opened up close to the junction with The Rock, one of the main roads into Wolverhampton, and close to St Michael's CE Academy.
Severn Trent Water says it has now repaired the burst main, but the road will remain closed until the road was repaired.
Pedestrian access will be maintained.
A spokesman for Severn Trent said its teams were working with Wolverhampton Council.
“Our teams have now fixed the burst water pipe in Lower Street, and our priority is to get the road put back to normal.
"The road will remain closed as a large portion of it needs to be repaired, and we will get this done as quickly as possible.
"We want to thank everyone for their continued patience while this is ongoing.”
A spokesman for Wolverhampton Council said Lower Street was temporarily closed to traffic between the junctions of Tettenhall Road and Lower Green.
"The diversion is via Aldersley Road, Oxley Moor Road, Stafford Road, Stafford Street, Ring Road, Chapel Ash, Tettenhall Road and vice versa," he added.
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