Calstock landslip will be fixed by end of May
The village of Calstock in south east Cornwall was cut off by a massive landslip on Christmas Day. Engineers have told ITV West Country that the road should be repaired by the end of May.
'Massive task' to repair Calstock landslip
Engineers say around 300 tones of land collapsed in a landslip that has cut a Cornish village in two.
Lower Kelly Road in Calstock had been a busy thoroughfare for 200 years - but now a large part of it is sitting 16 feet below its original position.
Contractors Cormac say the main task has been to stabilise the landslip before a new road could be built.
Ian Newby called it a 'massive task':
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