Mancunian Way collapses!

[Howardh]

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.../manchester-rain-flooding-travel-live-9856044
Well, not all of it, but enough to be frightening if you were driving past at the time!
Knock on effect will be the road closed for weeks and when the holidays end, much heavier traffic on the surrounding roads.
Bad weather might have slowed the Farnworth tunnel?

 

[northwichcat]

According to ITV Granada the road was closed due to flooding earlier (so no traffic on it at the time the collapse happened) and it's believed the flooding caused a collapsed sewer or a culvert.

A giant 40ft deep hole has opened up on the Mancunian Way - with fears the road could be shut for weeks. Traffic was halted in both directions on Friday after the crater - measuring at least 15 feet - appeared at the Ancoats end of the busy commuter route.

The carriageway collapsed on a stretch between the junctions with the A6 London Road and Fairfield Street, as torrential rain battered Manchester city centre.

Manchester council engineers and United Utilities have been called to the scene to assess the damage.

It’s believed that the hole was caused either by a collapsed sewer or a culvert - a pipe which carries water underground.
The 40ft hole on the Mancunian Way appeared after it was earlier closed due to flooding It is not yet known how long the carriageway will be closed for, but motorists have been advised to avoid the area and diversion have been put in place.

A workman at the scene said the hole appeared just after midday and they then closed the road. He said the rain could have caused the collapse. The hole is on the Eastbound carraigeway heading to Ancoats but there are fears it could spread to the other side. The workman said: “There are concerns it could spread to the other side and I see both directions being closed for weeks while repair work takes place.”

http://www.itv.com/news/granada/201...an-way-now-fears-it-close-the-road-for-weeks/

 

[edwin_m]

A hole has appeared. The authorities are looking into it.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

How much daily traffic does the section towards the Ancoats area normally take?

 

[zuriblue]

A hole has appeared. The authorities are looking into it.

They believe thatthey have now found the cause

 

[DaveNewcastle]

Daily Mail, 1967 :

There are 4,000 holes in the road in Blackburn, Lancashire, or one twenty-sixth of a hole per person, according to a council survey. If Blackburn is typical, there are two million holes in Britain's roads and 300,000 in London.[16]

from which John Lennon wrote the lyrics to the last verse of "A Day in the Life" :

I read the news today oh boy
Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire
And though the holes were rather small
They had to count them all
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall