A section of road in the centre of the Japanese city of
Fukuoka has reopened just days after a
sinkhole opened up outside a busy railway station and threatened to topple nearby buildings.
In a typical demonstration of
Japanese workmanship and efficiency, workers toiled around the clocks and had practically filled in the section of road in just two days, according to local media.
The road reopened to traffic and pedestrians early on Tuesday after local officials declared the repaired stretch safe.
The weeklong rush to reopen the busy stretch of road included repairs to a sewage pipe and replacing traffic lights and utility poles that were swallowed when the sinkhole opened up shortly after 5am local time on 8 November (2016).
The incident caused power cuts and disrupted phone signals, and gas and water supplies, but there were no reports of injuries.
