Drivers have been warned to expect delays after a sinkhole opened up on a busy town centre road.
The sinkhole appeared yesterday (April 15) at Market Place/Westhorpe, Southwell, near the Saracens Head hotel.
Highways authority Nottinghamshire County Council deployed its incident response team to cordon off the hole, and temporary traffic lights were installed yesterday evening.
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The council has warned motorists there may be delays due to the three-way lights — although they will be manually controlled at peak times.
Southwell Town Council also alerted residents to the hole, and, in a Facebook post, stated: “Avoid the area where possible outside Saracens Head just prior to mini roundabout.”
Nottingham City Transport’s 26 service buses are continuing to run on their usual route along the road.