Huge hole dug on shut Stoke-on-Trent roadDrivers are being divertedView 2 Images Church Lane in Hanford has been dug upEngineers have shut part of a road off the A34. A hole has been dug on Church Lane in Hanford - close to its junction with Mayne Street - as Severn Trent gets to work. The implication is the road is closed next to the petrol station with motorists trying to get onto the A34 being told to follow a diversion along Wilson Road and Bankhouse Road. ‌It represents another Severn Trent closure in North Staffordshire. ‌View 2 Images Church Lane in Hanford has been dug upSevern Trent works are something families around Birches Head and Sneyd Green have been well versed in with restrictions ranging from one-way systems to full closures.

Source: Daily Mirror March 18, 2026 23:38 UTC