Mancunian Way Reopens
Part of the Mancunian Way has now been reopened after yesterday's sinkhole drama.
Parts of the crater bagan to crumble as engineers continued to dig underneath it to try and resolve the problem.
The Council took the decision to close the carriageway for safety reasons, which caused huge traffic problems once again in the City Centre.
The carriageway is now open again, with a contraflow enabling traffic to move in both directions , while the eastbound carriageway remains closed.
A 20mph speed limit will remain in force on the westbound carriageway, and heavy goods vehicles will not be able to use the road.
A Manchester City Council spokesman said: "The westbound carriageway had to be closed yesterday due to safety concerns, after a hole appeared within an existing work compound, in an area that was being excavated to repair the original highway collapse.
"We worked closely with United Utilities who, like us, treated this as an urgent priority and have now been able to reinforce the hole. This has now been successful and we have been able to reopen the westbound carriageway. I would like to apologise to motorists for the inconvenience that this caused them."