Sherrard Street closed for the weekend for pipe repairs

Sherrard Street in Melton will remain closed throughout the weekend as work continues to repair a burst water main.
By Nick Rennie
Published 6th Nov 2020, 16:28 BST
Updated 6th Nov 2020, 16:54 BST
Severn Trent engineers at work this afternoon repairing the water main which burst on Sherrard Street, Melton, this morning - the road remains closed to traffic EMN-200611-150338001Severn Trent engineers at work this afternoon repairing the water main which burst on Sherrard Street, Melton, this morning - the road remains closed to traffic EMN-200611-150338001
Severn Trent engineers at work this afternoon repairing the water main which burst on Sherrard Street, Melton, this morning - the road remains closed to traffic EMN-200611-150338001

The major town centre road was flooded this morning (Friday) following the rupture and barriers were erected to prevent vehicles travelling along it.

Work teams from Severn Trent have been on site all day and a large hole has been dug to allow them access the broken pipe.

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A spokesperson for the water company told the Melton Times this afternoon: “Work is still ongoing to fix the pipe that burst in Sherrard Street.

Severn Trent engineers at work this afternoon repairing the water main which burst on Sherrard Street, Melton, this morning - the road remains closed to traffic EMN-200611-150318001Severn Trent engineers at work this afternoon repairing the water main which burst on Sherrard Street, Melton, this morning - the road remains closed to traffic EMN-200611-150318001
Severn Trent engineers at work this afternoon repairing the water main which burst on Sherrard Street, Melton, this morning - the road remains closed to traffic EMN-200611-150318001

“We’re expecting the pipe to be repaired by tomorrow, then we will be working with the council to get the road back to normal and safe again.

“We’re sorry for the inconvenience, but the road will remain closed over the weekend.”

The company say the burst main did not affect the water supply of any business or resident in the area.

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The spokesperson told us earlier: “To keep everyone safe, we will be using traffic management so we can safely dig down and start repairing the pipe.

Severn Trent engineers at work this afternoon repairing the water main which burst on Sherrard Street, Melton, this morning - the road remains closed to traffic EMN-200611-150328001Severn Trent engineers at work this afternoon repairing the water main which burst on Sherrard Street, Melton, this morning - the road remains closed to traffic EMN-200611-150328001
Severn Trent engineers at work this afternoon repairing the water main which burst on Sherrard Street, Melton, this morning - the road remains closed to traffic EMN-200611-150328001

“Again, we’re sorry for the inconvenience but it will be our absolute priority to get everything fixed and back to normal as quickly as possible.”

Leicestershire Police advise motorists to avoid the area and take a diversion away from Sherrard Street while the work is going on.

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