The road between Prindiville Drive and Whitfords Avenue remain closed in both directions after a sinkhole opened up overnight, swallowing a lamppost.
A burst water main is to blame for the sinkhole, which spans several metres in diameter across a section of the road and footpath.
WANNEROO RD CLOSED BOTH DIRECTIONS BETWEEN PRINDIVILLE DR AND WHITFORDS AVE.https://t.co/fSndP3thQ6
— Main Roads WA (@Perth_Traffic) March 15, 2021
Utility workers have been on the Bobcats all morning scooping up as much of the debris as possible and trucking in sand and pumps to deal with the huge puddles of water which remain on the road.
A burst water main closing down Wanneroo Road between Automotive Drive and Whitfords Avenue in Wangara. A large sink hole has opened up on the road heading into the city. Water and mud currently being pumped out @6PR #perthnews pic.twitter.com/9Usb0aD6Z8
— Simon Etheridge (@simmoetheridge) March 15, 2021
Surrounding businesses have been told they probably won’t have water for most of the day, gas has also been shut off.
Motorists have been asked to avoid the area.
