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Road hole repair leads to diversions

Alex McIntyreWest Midlands
News imageBBC A hole in the middle of the road. Orange closure barriers are visible in the foreground. A machine can be seen poking at the hole on the left.BBC
Severn Trent thanked residents for their patience after the hole opened up on Lower Street in Wolverhampton

A road is partly closed after as repair work is carried out on a hole that has opened up in Wolverhampton.

The city council said it temporarily closed part of Lower Street on Tuesday to allow Seven Trent Water to "carry out repair work to its mains leak".

A spokesperson for the water firm said its workers were at the scene and the road had been closed while it investigated.

"We understand this might be an inconvenience, and we'd like to thank everyone for their patience while we resolve the problem," they added.

News imageA worker wearing orange sits to operate a small roadworks vehicle, the arm of which is poking into a hole in the road. The area has been surrounded by blue and orange plastic barriers.
Severn Trent said its teams were called out to investigate the issue

A council spokesperson said Lower Street was shut to both traffic and pedestrians from Tettenhall Road to Lower Green.

Drivers have been advised to divert via Aldersley Road, Oxley Moor Road, Stafford Road, Stafford Street, Ring Road, Chapel Ash and Tettenhall Road.

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