Sinkhole revealed 50 metre deep mine shaft uneder road

Work is taking place to repair a sinkhole which revealed a 50m (164ft) mine shaft under a busy road in east Manchester.

Part of the northbound carriageway on Alan Turing Way has been closed since March, when the road surface began to sink.

Since then, Manchester City Council has filled the hole with more than 100 tonnes of concrete.

It said it expected the route to be open again December.

Mandie Shilton Godwin, the executive member for transport, said it had been a "massive job", adding it had "taken an awfully long time”.

She added: "It started in March when the depression was noticed, but it wasn't until the end of September when the team were absolutely sure what the problem was.

"Once they were sure what the problem was, then they could begin to put it right.

"No one could have anticipated the scale of the void that we found but, once it became apparent, all of our effort went into making sure the site was safe and the road could be reopened."

A concrete cap is currently being put over the mine shaft.

Work will then need to take place to fill the remaining void beneath the road, and lay a new surface.

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