{"id":73451,"date":"2016-08-23T14:31:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T14:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=84959d5aaeec6cb862e8038596107bff"},"modified":"2016-08-23T14:31:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T14:31:00","slug":"press-release-coal-authority-completes-works-to-secure-gosforth-mine-shaft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=73451","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Coal Authority completes works to secure Gosforth mine shaft"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>A mine shaft that caused a ground collapse near homes and garages in Gosforth has been made safe for residents by the Coal Authority\u2019s public safety team.<\/p>\n<p>The team designed a permanent solution which required over 65 cubic metres of reinforced concrete to repair an area in Craster Square which collapsed at the end of last year.<\/p>\n<p>The mine shaft, known as Coxlodge Colliery Jubilee Shaft, was operational during the 1820s and is nearly 200 years old. The mine was recorded as being closed in 1891, but the Coal Authority\u2019s investigations showed that the shaft was left open after this time to help ventilate other mine workings in the area.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image embedded\">\n<div class=\"img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ground collapse near homes and garages in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/image_data\/file\/55637\/1-Gosforth-resize.jpg\"><\/div><figcaption>Ground collapse near homes and garages in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tim Marples, Head of Public Safety and Subsidence at the Coal Authority, said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the ground collapse occurred we immediately fenced off the area and filled the void to make it safe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe then carried out ground investigations which included drilling boreholes to investigate the mine shaft\u2019s structure and fill materials, as well as the conditions underground.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe results of these investigations gave our engineers the information they needed to design a permanent solution for the site.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve completed the construction of a hexagonal, steel reinforced concrete slab to cover the mine shaft, which now sits two metres below the ground.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image embedded\">\n<div class=\"img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Construction of the hexagonal, steel reinforced concrete slab\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/image_data\/file\/55581\/Steel_reinforcement.jpg\"><\/div><figcaption>Construction of the hexagonal, steel reinforced concrete slab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cUnderneath it we\u2019ve injected 35 cubic metres of resin grout into the shaft to ensure the area is completely stabilised.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis approach means that the mine shaft is now safe and local residents are protected.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image embedded\">\n<div class=\"img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"All works were completed in July 2016\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/image_data\/file\/55638\/3-Gosforth-resize.jpg\"><\/div><figcaption>All works were completed in July 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To report a coal mine hazard call 01623 646 333 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Coal Authority has completed its works to secure a mine shaft in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, which has been made safe for residents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73451"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=73451"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73479,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73451\/revisions\/73479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=73451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=73451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=73451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}