More likely it's just because there was a delay between the times the images were taken, hence now you see it now you don't. This is extremely common on Google

More likely it's just because there was a delay between the times the images were taken, hence now you see it now you don't. This is extremely common on Google Maps. Edit: For example, click the arrow to go down the No Entry road: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=WF17+9LN&hl=en&ll=53.731781,-1.660057&spn=0.001598,0.00327&sll=47.313325,-98.186485&sspn=0.010358,0.026157&hnear=Birstall+WF17+9LN,+United+Kingdom&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=53.731732,-1.659878&panoid=qNBSIqOrmdegRCwBK0OEkg&cbp=12,331.01,,0,16.01 https://maps.google.com/maps?q=WF17+9LN&hl=en&ll=53.731781,-...