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Topic: Re:high street flooeded
Posted by: Matt Harmer
Date/Time: 01/02/12 22:11:00

This from the council's Head of Traffic...

I understand that the water main 'burst' was in fact caused by the separation of a joint in the section of the main that runs across the canal bridge. When Thames Water 'relined' their mains last year, they did no work to the short section of the main across the bridge as this section had been completely replaced around 8 years ago. It is on this section of relatively new main that a joint has failed.

Thames Water has engaged a specialist contractor who will probably have to manufacture a new joint section to be put in place and I'm afraid we are still probably looking at a complete closure of the road for at least a week because of the damage that has been caused to the road structure.

Variable message signs have been ordered that will be placed at locations such as on Twickenham Road and Kew Bridge to alert motorists to the closure and diversion signing is being put in place, but congestion this evening is likely to be bad although it should ease somewhat tomorrow as drivers become aware of the closure.

We are working with TfL on signal timings at key junctions to try to mitigate as far as possible the impacts of the displaced traffic but, as has been discussed during the previous closures, this is a particularly problematic part of the Borough in terms of the availability of alternative routes for diverted traffic.


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                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Brentford High Street Flooded01/02/12 19:32:00 Phil Andrews
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brentford High Street Flooded01/02/12 19:40:00 Claire Peleschka
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Brentford High Street Flooded01/02/12 20:33:00 Phil Andrews
            Re:Re:Brentford High Street Flooded02/02/12 13:29:00 Dawn Hardy
   Re:high street flooeded01/02/12 22:11:00 Matt Harmer
      Re:Re:high street flooeded01/02/12 22:22:00 Keith Iddon
         Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded01/02/12 23:07:00 Claire Peleschka
            Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded02/02/12 00:05:00 Anthony Waller
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded02/02/12 07:32:00 Keith Iddon
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded02/02/12 11:28:00 Simon Groves
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded02/02/12 11:37:00 Jim Linwood
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded02/02/12 13:36:00 Claire Peleschka
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded02/02/12 13:59:00 Dawn Hardy
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooded02/02/12 15:46:00 Jim Linwood
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded02/02/12 13:51:00 Dawn Hardy
         Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded02/02/12 13:43:00 Dawn Hardy
         Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded02/02/12 13:57:00 Simon Groves
            Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded02/02/12 14:12:00 Dawn Hardy
      Re:Re:high street flooeded02/02/12 13:41:00 Dawn Hardy
      Re:Re:high street flooeded02/02/12 18:41:00 Richard Collard
         Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded02/02/12 19:30:00 Dawn Hardy
            Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded03/02/12 10:22:00 Adam Beamish
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded03/02/12 11:41:00 Keith Iddon
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded03/02/12 11:52:00 Vanessa Smith
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded03/02/12 11:54:00 Michael Brandt
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded03/02/12 12:23:00 Chris Calvi-Freeman
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded03/02/12 13:04:00 Claire Peleschka
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded03/02/12 13:12:00 Keith Iddon
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded03/02/12 13:53:00 Dawn Hardy
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded03/02/12 13:43:00 Dawn Hardy
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded03/02/12 15:01:00 Adam Beamish
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded03/02/12 15:45:00 Liz Price
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded03/02/12 20:06:00 Dawn Hardy
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded03/02/12 13:29:00 Dawn Hardy
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded03/02/12 14:02:00 Vanessa Smith
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded03/02/12 17:18:00 Keith Iddon
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded03/02/12 15:38:00 Liz Price
   Re:high street flooeded03/02/12 17:21:00 Chris Dakers
      Re:Re:high street flooeded03/02/12 17:32:00 Keith Iddon
         Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded03/02/12 17:49:00 Phil Andrews
            Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded03/02/12 18:02:00 Ian Fillingham
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded03/02/12 18:08:00 Keith Iddon
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded03/02/12 20:22:00 Dawn Hardy
            Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooded03/02/12 18:18:00 Chris Calvi-Freeman
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooded03/02/12 18:23:00 Keith Iddon
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooded03/02/12 18:25:00 Keith Iddon
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooded03/02/12 18:30:00 Chris Calvi-Freeman
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooded03/02/12 18:33:00 Keith Iddon
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooded03/02/12 20:26:00 Dawn Hardy
            Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded03/02/12 20:13:00 Dawn Hardy
         Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded03/02/12 20:11:00 Dawn Hardy
            Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded04/02/12 13:58:00 Liz Price
      Re:Re:high street flooeded03/02/12 20:09:00 Dawn Hardy
         Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded03/02/12 20:16:00 Matt Harmer
            Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded03/02/12 20:31:00 Dawn Hardy
            Re:Re:Re:Re:high street flooeded04/02/12 22:12:00 Mike Houghton
   Re:high street flooeded07/02/12 16:34:00 Dawn Hardy
      Re:Re:high street flooeded08/02/12 08:52:00 Simon Groves

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