Officials investigate cause of street collapse
Saturday, November 07, 2009 - 03:12 PM
Officials in the North are trying to establish the cause of the collapse of part of one of Belfast's busiest streets into a large hole.
Huge disruption is expected after a section of the tarmac on Cromac Street sagged leaving a deep dent.
Engineers believe it could stretch up to 15 square metres.
Colin Brown from the Northern Ireland Roads Service said: "It's quite early to speculate what exactly has caused the problem.
"It's important to clarify [that] Belfast sits on a very soft illuvial clay and periodically voids do form under the roads but we hopefully will resolve the problem in the next 24 hours."
