Inverness city centre thoroughfare partially cordoned off after paving subsidence; but ground depression in Falcon Square not affecting stores, Christmas Eve shoppers or Eastgate Shopping Centre, says manager.
Engineers are investigating the cause of subsidence which has developed in the heart of an Inverness thoroughfare.
Shoppers and passers-by walking through the city on Christmas Eve will have spotted a section of Falcon Square has been cordoned off to the public.
Barriers went up yesterday after some of the paving subsided.
The Eastgate Shopping Centre, which owns the land, said engineers were actively investigating the cause of the subsidence, but that this could take a couple of days owing to the Christmas period.
However, they stressed that the issue is having no affect on services to and from the Eastgate Centre and that traders and shoppers are unaffected as the location is well away from the centre’s buildings, other shops and outdoor trading stalls.
Chris Kershaw, the centre manager said that the cause of the subsidence was currently unknown, but engineers were actively looking into it.
He added. “It is cordoned off and safe… and there is no adverse effects to traders or customers”.
