Boston Road South in Holbeach closed again as sink hole reappears

Highways experts will be finding a solution to stop sink holes appearing in a Holbeach road after it was closed again at the weekend.

Boston Road South - which has been plagued with problems in recent years - was closed on Saturday after another hole was found in the centre of the road.

Lincolnshire County Council sent emergency crews to assess the issue but the inspections have not been able to identify a specific reason for the collapse.

The council is working with Anglian Water whilst it carries out another, further inspection at the location.

Coun Tracey Carter, who represents Holbeach on the county and district councils, said that finding a solution was top of the agenda.

She said: "All options are now being discussed as we can't keep going on like this.

"People have asked why we don't just lay some concrete but it is not as simple as that as the utility services need access to their networks. Anglian Water has had burst pipes and Western Power Networks needs to get to their electricity cables. The road has not had opportunity to settle."

The section of road affected by the damaged surface will remain closed until the works are completed but no timescales hve been announced.

An Anglian Water spokesperson said: “Unfortunately a sinkhole has appeared again on Boston Road South in Holbeach. We recently completed work in the area, and so we will be carrying out camera surveys today to make sure there are no problems with our sewers. Highways have closed the road and will be looking into its repair and reinstatement.”

Coun Richard Davies, executive member of highways said: "It’s worth stressing that the area under this road is unique in that it moves and shifts much more than we find with other roads. Previously, we have dug down to 4 metres during our rebuilding work on this road. That’s a huge depth to go to in order to properly support and shore up the carriageway foundation."