Six months of road works and closures around Gedney Hill and Holbeach St James have been announced as Anglian Water replaces water pipes.
From Monday April 27, the company is to replace 18 kilometres of pipeline which, it says, will cost £4.2m
It will lead to the closure of the northern part of Langary Gate from that date until June 5, the southern part from June 8 to September 7.
North Road will also be closed from August 3 to September 1 and at the same time, temporary rolling traffic lights will be in place on Mill Lane.
West Drove South would then be closed from September 14 to October 9.
A spokesman for Anglian Water said the work would be ‘ensuing that water supplies are safe and reliable for decades to come’.
“The East of England is the driest part of the country, and also one of the fastest growing, with more than 700,000 new residents expected in the next 20 years,” a spokesman said. “The water company already sends nearly a billion of litres of clean and healthy drinking water to its customers each and every day.
“New infrastructure like this is needed to make sure there’s enough water to go round for the future.
“While Anglian Water completes this essential work, customers’ water and sewerage services shouldn’t be affected, and if the water company does need to switch off the water supply for a short time, advance warning will be given.”
Ashton Carradine, Customer Experience Specialist for the project, said: “We operate in the driest region of the country, but the East of England is also one of the fastest growing. As part of our Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP), this project will help make sure we can keep taps running and toilets flushing for residents in and around Gedney Hill for years to come.
“To do this work safely, our teams will need to work in and around local roads. Langary Gate Road will be closed in two phases – phase one from April 27 to June 5, and phase two from June 8 to September 7.
“Traffic lights will be in place on Mill Lane from 3 August to 11 September, while North Road will be closed from 3 August 3 to September 1 and West Drove South will be closed from September 14 until October 9.
“We thank residents for their patience while we carry out this substantial upgrade.”
