A ROAD has been cordoned off following the discovery of a large sink hole.
Carnarvon Road in Clacton has been closed today - January 29 - from its junction with the High Street has been closed after part of the road began to fall away.
Traffic is building and drivers should plan ahead for this incident.
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NEW - Clacton-on-Sea – Carnarvon Road (A133) both directions partially blocked due to a collapsed manhole
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A spokesman for Essex Police said: "Carnarvon Road junction High Street has been closed following a large sink hole being discovered.
"This will be closed until it can be assessed and made safe.
"Please plan your journeys around this."
This is not the first time a sink hole has been found in the area, with previous found in October last year.
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At that time, West Avenue, in Clacton, was shut between Station Road and Jackson Road.
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