Fukuoka City reopened traffic on Route 202, known locally as Kokutai Road, at 6:53 a.m. on June 11 after urgent overnight repairs to address a sinkhole discovered the previous morning, according to KBC. The collapse occurred in Imaizumi, Chūō Ward, during underground pipe connection work for a stormwater drainage project.
City workers used liquefied stabilizing soil to fill the cavity, then repaved the section overnight. Mayor S0ichir0 Takashima announced the reopening and apologized for the disruption.
Both traffic lanes had been closed and city buses rerouted while the work was underway. Source: KBC
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