Businesses say they will remain open and trading despite the road they're on being closed due to a sinkhole. A large sinkhole in Queen's Road, Newark, has caused a stretch of the road to be closed from the Lovers Lane roundabout to Northgate.
The road was closed during the morning of Tuesday, April 18, and is expected to remain closed for quite some time. Traffic in the area is being diverted whilst work continues on the sinkhole, and drivers should allow additional time for their journeys.
A number of independent businesses are located on the road in question and they will remain open despite the works outside. A vehicle repair business explained that whilst the road is closed it is open for access so customers can still come to drop off and pick up their vehicles.
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Owner of M Peet Ltd, Matt Coupland, said: "It's not the easiest thing for customers to get here. We have got access but we are having to call our customers to tell then that it's not affecting us, but passing trade has gone as we did get a bit of passing trade go by.
"It was reported yesterday, it was there in the morning but it was just cordoned off." He described the condition of the roads as an "absolute nightmare" and explained a sinkhole also appeared on the road in 2014, and it took "six weeks last time" to fix it. Fuse Fitness and Morrisons also remain open for business.
Work on the repairs is thought to be due to be carried out by Via East Midlands, which provides highways maintenance work on behalf of the county council. Nottinghamshire Live has contacted Via for further information.
Newark resident Debbie Darby, reported the pothole to Via East Midlands. She said: "Via are there taking measurements and assessing the situation.
"They have called Severn Trent as they can smell sewage. They think it's approximately seven foot deep and fairly wide too.
"Diversions are in place while the sinkhole is fixed and made safe."
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