Sinkhole closes down road through Gloucestershire village
They added that they were working in partnership with the council's highways teams to keep disruption "to a minimum". A spokesperson for the council confirmed that updates would be issued on their website, with separate road works on Rushmire Hill to prevent landslips still expected to be resolved by 6 July. "While we can not guarantee the sinkhole will be resolved by then, we are currently optimistic that the road can be fully opened by this date," they added.
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