11:59am Friday 29th January 2010
A COASTAL road in Hampshire will be closed for six months after part of a cliff collapsed.
Homes were left without gas and electricity while one resident had to be evacuated following the landslide on Hill Head Road in Hill Head.
The ground sunk by three feet from street level, pulling away the footpath and cracking the surface of the road near the Osborne View Pub.
Highway bosses say the wider issue of the landslide will have to be dealt with before road repairs can begin. It is likely to involve major works to stabilise the area β and that could mean the route being closed off for at least six months.
Ken Thornber, leader of Hampshire County Council, said it was unclear what caused the landslide, on January 17, but that the cold weather may have been a factor.
βIt is anticipated a heavy engineering solution will be necessary, which could take many months to construct,β he said.
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