A FOUR-STAGE plan to make the property most badly affected by the Rouge Bouillon sink hole stable is in place and the aim is to reopen the ring road at the end of next month.
Rouge Bouillon between Clarendon Road and Palmyra Road had to close after the appearance of the large hole – caused by a burst water main – on 18 December and has been closed since, leading to lengthy traffic jams in and around the town centre, as well around the nearby schools.
The hole created a crack in the wall of a building on the corner of Clarendon Road and Rouge Bouillon, and the Infrastructure and Environment Department considered the building unsafe due to a risk of collapse.
They said they said “a four-step plan” was in place to remedy the situation.
A steel strapping system will be installed to keep the building stable. Then an engineer will check the condition of the soil under the foundations.
Next, external structures such as boundary walls will be demolished. And finally the department will reassess the work and issue an update.
A spokesperson said: “The project remains under constant review to ensure the best and safest outcome.”
