£900,000 water mains scheme in village begins

A five month-long £900,000 scheme to replace water mains in a Peterborough village has begun.

Anglian Water has started the scheme in Glinton, which will see more than seven kilometres of water mains replaced.

The works started on March 26 and will see a number of roads closed and diversions set up for motorists.

The work is scheduled to finish in August.

Project manager Fiona Hallam said: “We know that bursts on the mains in this area have been a problem in the past, causing interruptions to supply and low pressure.

“This significant investment will see us install 7.3km of new water pipes which will reduce the risk of bursts in the future.

“Work of this scale inevitably causes some disruption to road users but we’re aiming to reduce the impact of this wherever possible.”

She added: “We’ll be keeping residents updated throughout this work, and further information about the traffic management plans can be found on the In Your Area section of the Anglian Water website: www.anglianwater.co.uk/yourarea.

“We’d like to thank the Glinton community in advance for their patience whilst we complete this essential improvement work, and we look forward to seeing the benefits that this significant investment will bring in delivering safe, high quality, secure water supplies to the area.”