MOBILE HOLE CAUSES CONGESTION
Travel turmoil hit Froghill town centre last Friday morning after a hole mysteriously shifted its position overnight.
Workmen were shocked to find that the hole, dug for the purpose of repairing a gas main in Bostock Road, was not where they had left it on Thursday evening.
Instead, it was found to be causing an obstruction in the centre of Froghill High Street.
The discovery of its whereabouts came too late to recall the men however, as they had already downed tools and gone off for the day.
Leslie Jacobs, a shop owner who commutes to work in Froghill, said he was stuck in traffic for an hour at the junction between Withering Road and the High Street.
He said: "The traffic just wasn't moving at all – it was total gridlock."
A spokesman for the Highways Department commented: "I understand that when the men arrived at work they were unable to find the hole they’d dug the day before. They then used this as an excuse to take the day off.
“While I admit that moving holes are unusual, last week's occurrence is not, in fact, unprecedented. Moreover, the men should have known how to anchor the hole before they left it for the night.
“The procedures set out in the Department's safety booklet: Holes and how to secure them are routinely covered as part of basic training."
The itinerant hole was back in its original position on Friday afternoon, after police forcibly relocated it using a tarpaulin and a large crane.
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