Suffolk sink hole may have been caused by leaking pipe

A hole a few inches wide has been discovered in the middle of Bath Road, Felixstowe, creating concerns for the safety of motorists and cyclists.

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Staff from Suffolk County Council's Highways team have covered the hole and put orange barriers around the area affected with 'road closed' signs, although drivers were still able to drive around the hole.

The sink hole has appeared near the Felixstowe Lawn Tennis Club courts in Bath Road (Image: Submitted)

Anglian Water representatives were due to visit the site on Wednesday afternoon to assess the damage and carry out repairs.

A Bath Road resident, who did not wish to be named, said she first became aware of the hole near the entrance to Felixstowe Lawn Tennis Club when a couple of dog walkers reported it.

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Residents then put traffic cones around the hole and wrote 'sink hole' around the site so road users would avoid it.

She added: "I think it was more of a concern of thinking that if someone drove over it, they could really wreck their car or it could be a danger to somebody riding their motorbike."

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Residents put cones around the sink hole to protect motorists and cyclists (Image: Submitted)

But she said most road users had been 'quite sensible' and had been careful to avoid the area affected once they had seen the traffic cones and sink hole message.

A spokesperson for the county council's highways team said: "The road has been temporarily closed while investigations are ongoing into the cause of the hole in the road.

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"Anglian Water has been notified and will visit the location to inspect their assets. As soon as the cause has been identified, repairs will be co-ordinated and the road will be reopened. The closure will remain in place for the safety of all road users."

Anglian Water has been approached for comment. 

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