11 January 2007
Water supplier Severn Trent Water has today revealed a £960,000 investment programme designed to improve services in the Wolverhampton area.
Engineers are due to start work this month to replace just over 2km of existing water main with new pipework, resulting in a second principal supply route for the eastern side of the town.
Work will commence in Pond Lane, then progress through Caledonia Road, Major Street, Cable Street and Sutherland Avenue before ending in Hickman Avenue.
While temporary road closures are to be expected, Severn Trent Water is working with local residents and businesses to alert them of the proposed works and will agree traffic control plans with the highway authority to ensure that there is as little disruption to local residents as possible.
Project leader, Gary Shore-Marston, stated that by upgrading the existing mains now the water company hoped to prevent supply failure later.
"Our customers tell us one of their top priorities is having a reliable water supply. By upgrading the existing mains in the Wolverhampton area we'll have a back-up option to use if anything does go wrong," he said.
"While we regularly maintain our network of pipes we also need to have contingency plans in case there is a supply interruption. We don't like to leave anything to chance."
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