A ROAD closed following the discovery of a sinkhole has reopened.
The B1404 Seaton Lane, at Seaton, near Seaham, was closed by Durham County Council on Friday, June 21,after a void was discovered underneath the road surface.
Work has since been carried out to reinstate the surface of the road, allowing it to reopen on Friday.
Mark Readman, the council’s highway services manager, said: “Public safety is of utmost importance to us and when we discovered the sinkhole it really left us with no choice but to close the road.”
All traffic can now use the road as normal but a second sinkhole beneath a footpath which runs alongside the A691 at Blackhill remains fenced off.
The sinkhole was discovered on Thursday, June 20, and the council has since been carrying out a full assessment of the site and identifying the best course of action.
Work will be be carried out to fill the void as soon as possible but in the meantime the site will remain fenced off in the interests of public safety.
Traffic can continue using the A691 as normal.
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