Large sinkhole forces Somerset Drive closure
Residents on Somerset Drive have also been left without water after the pipe burst.
A BURST pipe has caused a massive sinkhole to appear on Somerset Drive at the intersection of Taunton Way and Midsomer Crescent. The road has been closed to traffic in both directions with motorists being forced to drive around the sinkhole. According to workers on site who were laying fibre optic cable, the main water pipe was hit causing the large leak.
The company laying the cable apologised for the inconvenience saying they would try to get the hole and leak fixed as soon as possible. Several residents have been left without water due to the leak, adding to the growing frustration.
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The City’s roads department estimate the repair work to take at least a day.
Motorists using Somerset Drive are urged to find alternate routes going towards Gateway and Kindlewood Estate. Alternatively, they can turn down Keynsham Drive and then back onto Somerset Drive.
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