Part of the road rebuilt over the site of the sinkhole that recently gobbled up an intersection in downtown Fukuoka has sunk slightly, it was learned early Saturday.

Police closed part of the road west of Hakata Station at 1:45 a.m. but reopened it around 5:30 a.m. after it was deemed safe for traffic. No injuries were reported.

A Fukuoka Municipal Government official said an extended section of the road had sunk by up to 7 cm, but both City Hall and the Fukuoka Prefectural Police said this was expected to happen.