Potholes become huge sinkholes

CENTURION: THIRD ONE OF 40M IN DIAMETER FORMS

- Marizka Coetzer

A third sinkhole formed in Centurion last week – one of an estimated 50 that the city did not have the budget to fix. About 25 households of Lyttelton Manor in Centurion were locked in their area on Friday after a huge new sinkhole formed overnight at the corner of Burger Avenue and Langerbrink Road.

City of Tshwane spokesperson Lindela Mashigo said the sinkhole currently measured at approximately 40m in diameter and 3.5m in depth.

"The sinkhole remains unstable and active and therefore the area has been cordoned off and would be closed to all traffic until further notice," Mashigo said.