There is still travel disruption after a sinkhole opened up on a central Auckland road.
The sinkhole is on College Hill near Auckland CBD police headquarters.
It emerged yesterday afternoon when a stormwater pipe that was due for renewal in August developed further damage, causing the soil and road above to sink into the ground.
This morning, Auckland Transport said College Hill is closed eastbound between Scotland and England streets.
Eastbound lanes toward the CBD are currently closed while repairs take place.
There are some bus stop closures in the affected area.
In a statement, Auckland Council's head of operations for healthy waters, Andrew Skelton, said: "Temporary work is underway to secure the damage and protect the road, and this is due to be completed by the end of the week."
"As Healthy Waters already had plans and a design in place to complete this pipe renewal, this work will begin immediately following the temporary fix to the pipe and road."
"We thank those travelling in this area for their patience and understanding during this period of disruption," Skelton said.
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