Main city road sewer repair work is delayed.
In order to make “urgent work” possible, a £2.5 million project to fix a sewer that ruptured beneath a major road has been postponed. On Tuesday, contractors were supposed to line the pipeline on the A2030 Eastern Road in Portsmouth, Hampshire, with chilled tubing before heating and solidifying it to create a seal. However, work never got underway, and a Southern Water representative stated that one southbound lane between Burrfields Road and Tangier Road would be closed starting Sunday night.
On September 3, the rising main failed, severely flooding the road. “One lane southbound will now be closed on Sunday, October 26, and remain closed until Tuesday, October 28, 2025, due to a delay to allow for a further survey,” the representative stated. “Once the urgent work is complete, we will have details for the start of the full works.” To keep the tubing cool, the majority of the work is anticipated to be done at night.
Digging is not necessary to reveal the entire length of the sewer since the liners, which are composed of resin and reinforced glass, are fed into the pipeline prior to heating. Wastewater operations director Alex Saunders stated that “similar challenges along the pipeline in recent years” have occurred. He also stated: “We would like to thank road users and local residents for their continued patience while we implement a long-term solution which will make this important pipe more resilient.”
According to wastewater operations director Alex Saunders, “similar challenges along the pipeline in recent years” had occurred. He added: “We would like to thank road users and local residents for their continued patience while we implement a long-term solution which will make this important pipe more resilient.”
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