After new sinkhole appears on crossing at junction with Shorrold Roads

Excavation works on North End Road to discover the cause of a new sinkhole are scheduled to last for six weeks, until Monday 2 March.

The sinkhole - the third to open up within yards on North End Road - appeared on Saturday in the centre of the pedestrian crossing at the southern end of the road, linking Walham Grove and Shorrolds Road.

Now barriers have been erected and excavation is underway, resulting in what Transport for London describes as "a large void" in the carriageway.

Motorists are being forced to divert via surrounding roads and bus routes 28 and 306 are also on diversion.

The works, according to H&F Council on  one.network are underway and wil excavate the site to investigate the cause of the sinkhole then backfill the hole, replacing the tarmac and repainting the faded zebra crossing.

It also notes the work is due to last from 21 January till 2 March.

Fulham Broadway councillor Ben Coleman tweeted @BJ_Coleman: " Fulham Broadway councillors have asked council officers to fix this sink hole and reopen North End Road as a priority."

In April 2015, a sinkhole appeared just a few yards away from this one in the pavement on the west side of North End Road.

Then during the summer of 2018, a sinkhole appeared twice, in July and then again in August, a short distance to the south in the carriageway close to the junction with Dawes Road, causing repeated diversions for buses and cars.

On that occasion H&F Council said it was working with Thames Water to find the cause and repair the road.

January 22, 2020