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Major road in busy town to SHUT for three weeks as water company apologises for delays
A MAJOR road in a busy town is due to close for three weeks, with a water company apologising to locals.
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The road is used by buses as well as cars, and is likely to cause issues for those trying to enter a nearby car park.
Severn Trent apologised for the delays drivers may experience because of Bank Road in Matlock being closed.
The water company said it only carries out work that is "absolutely necessary" when it causes road closures.
It said these works are needed to improve the health of the river across the county.
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The company added that it will help reduce the number of sewage spills within its network.
Heavy rainfall often means the pipes struggle and sewage leaks out.
Kera Patch, community communications officer at Severn Trent, told
"To enable our teams to work safely and complete the work quickly, a road closure will be in place along Bank Road from June 2 to June 20.
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"We know that road closures can be disruptive and we only request them when absolutely necessary to help keep our team and road users safe.
"We'd like to apologise for any inconvenience and thank everyone in advance for their patience while we complete these works.'
It comes after Thames Water was hit with its largest ever fine over sewage spills.
It will pay £104.5million for sewage spills, plus £18.2million for breaking the rules over dividend payments.
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Watchdog Ofwat slammed the struggling company for 'letting down its customers and failing to protect the environment'.
It said Thames had 'routinely and not in exceptional circumstances' released untreated sewage.
And, issuing its first fine over shareholder payments, it highlighted one of £37.5million in October 2023 to the firm's holding company — plus another £131.3million dividend from March 2024.
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Severn Trent apologised for the delays drivers may experience because of Bank Road in Matlock being closed
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