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Sinkhole opens up on York street

Sat 25 Mar 2023 @ 10:35am - News
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The sinkhole on Falkland Street. Photograph: YorkMix

A sinkhole has opened up in a York street.

The hole was first discovered by residents on Falkland Street, Bishophill, last night (Friday).

And the road around the hole is also cracked.

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Sinkhole location

It was reported to City of York Council who have since fenced off the hole.

Cars can still get through the road.

It is the latest of a series of sinkholes that have appeared on York roads:

  • in July 2019, Walmgate was flooded after a sinkhole opened up
  • in September 2019, a hole closed Bishopthorpe Road
  • in July 2021, one appeared in Greenshaw Drive, Haxby
  • in February 2022, South Bank Avenue was partially closed by a sinkhole
  • in May 2022, a large hole opened up near Huntington Primary School.

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