Watch: Another giant Shropshire sinkhole opens up closing county road
The road is likely to be closed for one week while workers deal with the chasm.
Workers are busy tackling this giant hole which has opened up on a South Shropshire road.
Yesterday Shropshire Council confirmed that the B4365 between Culmington and Ludlow Racecourse would be shut for a week while it deals with a sinkhole on the route.
The sinkhole reportedly appeared where temporary traffic lights have been in place over the winter, although the council said it was not yet sure what has caused the chasm to appear.
Images and video captured by the Shropshire Star show the extent of the hole, and the work underway to fix the issue.
Detailing the plan for the work a Shropshire Council spokesman said: “The road will be closed for approx. one week while we carry out work on a sink hole near Langley cottages.
“The road may need to be closed 24/7, but if we can reopen it under traffic lights out of working hours we will do.
“During the closure a signed diversion will be place via the A49 and the B4368 Corvedale road, and vice versa.
“Once the work is complete the road will be reopened and the temporary traffic lights will be removed.”
The sinkhole comes after another South Shropshire void opened up in Church Stretton last month.
The hole, on Cunnery Road, was fixed by Severn Trent, which said it discovered that the cause was an unmapped pipe.
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