Aerial footage has shown the progress of the major project to repair a collapsed Wiltshire road.

Preliminary work on the “unique” scheme to reinstate the B4069 Lyneham Banks began in July, over two years after the important road buckled in a major landslip.

The route, which used to see over 5,000 cars every day, has been closed during that time but Wiltshire Council is now pressing ahead with a project to repair it.

In September, contractors were preparing to install 100 metres of 11-metre deep pilings to support the hill and prevent further movement.

This will allow the carriageway to be rebuilt and reinstated.

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Drone footage taken by WonderGroundImages, which can also be viewed on his YouTube channel, has shown the progress that has been made since then.

The pilings now appear to have been installed at the site and construction work remains ongoing.

Discussing the scale of the project in September, council leader Cllr Richard Clewer described the scene as something from “a disaster movie”.

He added: “This is a big piece of structural engineering, albeit in a small place, and is a complex project.

“That’s why it’s taken so long but it will be done by spring next year which will be great for residents, businesses, and the 5,500 cars that used to use this road every day.”