Жители Трон приветствуют досрочное восстановление дороги после протестов из-за провала от шахты

A hole caused by a historic mine shaft in Troon sparked a 150-strong protest in May — now residents say Cornwall Council has "done the village proud" by reopening the road early. Around 150 locals surrounded a hole which had been caused by a historic mine shaft on May 30 fearing it would lead to a lengthy road closure, leaving residents stranded and facing unsuitable diversions. An initial six-month road closure, until November 27, was imposed while investigations took place. A ten-week remediation schedule for the mining feature was imposed by Cornwall Council’s highways engineering wing Cormac following investigations into the cause of the hole. The hole’s appearance came just a couple of weeks after nearby Pendarves Street in Beacon reopened after six months’ work to repair a hole caused by a collapsed 40ft mineshaft. The work was delayed due to a dispute between Cornwall Council and South West Water (SWW). Rachel Goodman, of Troon Residents’ Action Group, said at the time of the protest: “I would say to the council this road needs to be fixed very quickly to release the residents of Troon. There are over 900 properties in the village – this is affecting a huge amount of the population and they need to act.” Read more Cornish Lithium mining project reaches major milestone Cornish pasty boss ‘caught on the hop’ by wallaby in middle of Cornish town's road ‘Tourism tax’ summit in Cornwall follows PM’s support for levy However, she has now welcomed Newton Road reopening last Friday (August 21), weeks ahead of the initial road closure date. Mrs Goodman told us: “I have never seen so much action on the village Facebook pages, residents are truly delighted to be able to exit and access Troon without a seven-mile diversion. “Cornwall Council Highways have really done the village proud and we are very grateful to have access restored.”