OUTBUILDINGS and boundary walls at a structure damaged when a sinkhole opened on Rouge Bouillon are being demolished.
The government confirmed that structural engineers had signed of the work with a geological survey expected to begin this week once debris is removed.
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 as 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. Demolition work is the third steps of a “four-step plan” in place to remedy the situation.
It is hoped that the closed section of the road will be reopened in May.
The government said it recognised the “disruption” caused by the closure for commuters and local businesses.
Current road diversions and closures remain in place.
“We advise the travelling public to continue to avoid the area and use alternative routes to access town where possible,” the government said.
