First published on 10 July 2026. Last updated 27 July, 2026.
Update 27 July
Work to repair the sinkhole on Milton Road has restarted today (Monday, 27 July), and the road is due to reopen on Wednesday 5 August.
The sinkhole will be filled with concrete. There may be times when no activity is visible on site, this is because the concrete needs time to set as it will be poured in phases.
Surfacing and road‑marking works will then follow.
Thank you again for your continued patience. We will keep you updated on further progress.
Update 23 July:
Anglian Water have now repaired their damaged sewer. We’re liaising with our highways contractor to restart the repair work on the road as soon as possible.
Thank you for your continued patience and understanding. We'll provide a further update once we have more information.
Update 16 July:
We were expecting to see the Milton Road sinkhole repair completed this week, and we understand how disappointing a further delay will be.
Just before the planned concrete pour, Anglian Water identified failures within their network at the location - this issue needs to be resolved by Anglian Water.
Thank you for your continued patience and understanding. We'll share another update as soon as we have one.
Update 15 July:
Works to repair the sinkhole are underway but while excavating, the team discovered a new, unknown source of water, which needs investigating further. Works have paused while this issue is resolved.
Original article published 10 July:
Work to repair the Milton Road sinkhole is scheduled to start on Tuesday (14 July), following further collaboration with Anglian Water.
Our contractors will pour concrete into the sinkhole to create a slab. We then need to wait several days for the concrete slab to dry out and harden before our contractors can return to excavate the area around the sinkhole and backfill the hole.
Digging out and filling in the hole – which is the size of a family car – will take several more days to complete, allowing again for time to dry out. This is also due to the need to work sensitively around utilities in the road and avoid loss of services to local residents. The area will then be resurfaced and the road reopened.
Given the unique nature of the works we are currently unable to confirm the reopening date. A further update will be provided once more information is available.
Milton Road between Hurst Avenue and the Elizabeth Way roundabout continues to be accessible for those on foot or bike and we will reopen the road to motor vehicles as soon as it is safe to do so.
We appreciate that the closure has caused disruption to travel across the north of the city and we would like to thank the local community for their continued patience during this unusual road closure.
