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CBS News
6 days ago
- Business
- CBS News
Pennsylvania American Water begins water line upgrades in Washington, Allegheny counties
Pennsylvania American Water has begun construction on two water main replacement projects totaling $2.6 million. The projects aim to replace a mile and a half of water main in Washington and Allegheny counties to improve reliability for customers, reduce service disruptions and increase water flows for firefighting, per a media release from Pennsylvania American Water. "Providing reliable service to our customers means making continuous investments in our infrastructure," said Tiffany Reed, senior manager of operations, Pennsylvania American Water. "We prioritize projects based on several criteria, including the need for larger mains to handle system demands, age of existing pipe and history of main breaks or service interruptions." In Peters Township, Washington County, the Waterdam Road project includes the installation of new 16-inch ductile iron pipe and the replacement of aged water mains installed in the 1950s and 1990s. The project also includes installing a water main along Waterdam Road from Galley Road to Saddleclub Drive. Crews in Jefferson Hills, Allegheny County, are also installing new eight-inch ductile iron pipe and replacing a 1950s-era water main along Collins Avenue from Sixth Street to State Street, and on Sixth Street from Collins Avenue to Dickson Avenue. For the Waterdam Road project, crews will work evenings only, from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., Sunday through Friday, through the end of August. Crews will work on the Collins Avenue replacement project on weekdays, from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. Traffic restrictions will be enforced during both construction projects. Main installations, including connecting all customer service lines to the new mains, restoration and paving, are expected to be completed later this fall, the company says. Customers may experience temporary service interruptions, discolored water or lower water pressure during construction.
BBC News
6 days ago
- Climate
- BBC News
A413 Buckinghamshire could be closed for a week after burst pipe
Part of an A-road could be closed for seven days because of a burst water main, police Thames Valley force posted pictures on social media of a badly flooded A413 between Aylesbury and Amersham. Buckinghamshire Highways said the road was closed between Chiltern Hospital and Deep Mill Diner between Great Missenden and Little Missenden. "Please adjust your routes accordingly unless you're commuting in a kayak," police added. Affinity Water said it was carrying out repairs and urged customers to avoid using appliances such as washing machines and advised people with a functioning water supply to put some in a kettle or the fridge for drinking in case it had to be cut of the same road had to be closed earlier this month after a void appeared beneath its authority said it had found what it believed to be an old defunct drainage channel under the carriageway. Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Times
15-07-2025
- Climate
- Times
Schools and homes evacuated after Thames Water pipe bursts
A burst water main in south London forced a primary school to close, caused 27 homes to be evacuated and left 12 postcodes with low or no mains pressure on Tuesday morning. Videos of the worst affected area in south Bermondsey showed water halfway up the wheels of parked cars and semi-submerging the playground of Ilderton primary school, which closed for the day. Water also made its way into the car park of the Den — the Millwall FC stadium — and into the food bank storage room of a near by church. The day care centre next door advised children to arrive in their wellies, and residents were told to avoid contact with the floodwater and wash their hands regularly. Ash, a resident, told the BBC: 'The water came all the way down the road, from the bridge all the way down to the train station. I've only ever seen this in a tsunami or a hurricane-like situation.' Another resident, Lauren, said: 'It was quite scary really because we didn't know how high it was going to come up. I'm just so grateful that the house isn't damaged.' The flood happened on the same day that Thames Water released its latest financial accounts, revealing a £1.65 billion loss. Sir Adrian Montague, the company's chairman, today also told MPs on the environment, food and rural affairs committee that Thames Water was still in 'crisis mode'. 'What we are here to do now is to help it avoid a special administration,' he said. 'It will take at least a decade to turn Thames around,' added Chris Weston, the water company's chief executive. The flood started in the early hours of Tuesday morning, with the London Fire Brigade and Met Police arriving soon after. Southwark council said its staff had set up a rest centre to help those who had to leave their homes due to the flooding. Thames Water had sent a message to customers in the morning that said: 'Sorry that water may not be flowing properly. We're aware of a problem and we're in the area investigating. We'll get things back to normal as quickly as possible.' The flooding subsided by early afternoon as the supplier isolated the broken pipe section but the leak left debris behind and residents were still advised to avoid local roads. The council and emergency services continued to manage traffic, repair damage to roads and distribute water and sandbags into the afternoon. Miatta Fahnbulleh, MP for Peckham and minister for energy consumers, thanked those involved in the quick response online. • Water industry is 'deaf' to crisis facing sector, warn MPs On Tuesday afternoon Thames Water said: 'Our teams are onsite and have isolated the section of pipe that needs repairing. Water pressure continues returning to the area and customers should be seeing their supply come back. Your pressure may be lower than normal at first, but it will recover over the remainder of the day.' The water supplier, the UK's largest, with 16 million customers, also experienced a sharp increase in pollution incidents during the past year.
BBC News
14-07-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Burst pipe in Clapham causes sink hole and travel disruption
A burst water main in south London has led to a large sinkhole, road closures and repairs are ongoing on Kings Avenue near Clapham Common, as Thames Water warned "this is going to be a difficult repair".Thames Water said the size of the burst pipe and its location requires a specialist team to fix utility company also apologised to people affected by road closures and said "a large amount of flooding" was caused to the area. Via a statement, the company added that the flow of water from the pipe was under control, and a specialist team was trying to confirm the road surface was safe to continue with the done, engineers will dig down to the damaged section of pipe and decide how best to fix Water claimed residents "shouldn't notice any changes" to their water supply.
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
St. Joseph roads to close for water main repairs
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Westbound Route U to U.S. Route 59 in St. Joseph will be closed beginning Tuesday, July 8, for watermain repairs. The road will be closed starting at 7 a.m. Tuesday and the repairs are expected to be completed by midday on Wednesday, July 9. Sprague Excavating, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, will be detouring traffic north onto Packers Avenue and then east on Illinois Avenue, back to U.S. Route 59. Westbound traffic will be unaffected. To get more information about the project and work zone areas, call 888-ASK-MODOT or visit
