A Government Minister has promised to investigate the cause of cracks which have appeared in a road recently rebuilt at a cost of $265,000.

Last December Marsh Folly Road, from the old dump to Pembroke Marsh, was re-opened after five months of work to correct severe subsidence.

Excavators dug out the affected area and refilled it with 1,624 truck loads of fill, 10,000 tons of rubble and 900 tons of boulders.

The total weight of rubble and fill used equalled 40 percent of the weight of all Bermuda's cars.

However on Thursday local worker Vincent Tuzo noticed wide cracks in the road which run for about 150-feet near the old dump.

He said: "It looks like the road is sinking at the dump. The new road built out at Marsh Folly is sinking. "I just noticed it on Thursday. It was all right on Wednesday, but since we had this rain it looks like it's gone down.'' The work was carried out by local contractors under the direction of the Works and Engineering Department.

Last night C.V. Jim Woolridge, the Works Minister, said neither he or the department's permanent secretary or the road engineer had heard of any problems.

"I have checked and no-one has reported any problems with the road, but I will have it investigated,'' added Mr. Woolridge.