A large sinkhole which led to a major road being closed has now been filled. The crater, described as 3m wide and several metres deep, emerged in New House Lane, Northfleet, near Gravesend on Friday morning (February 10). Images showed it had opened up on the road’s grass verge outside a number of homes near the Lawrence Square parade of shops. It is believed heavy rain caused it to open up further on Thursday night. The sinkhole led to the road being closed between Harden Road and Dashwood Road while work was carried out by Southern Water to fix it. However, the road has since reopened with t…
