Southern Water Undertaking Repair Mission Following Collapsed Sewer On Carisbrooke Road

Southern Water teams are this afternoon (Tuesday) repairing a collapsed sewer in Carisbrooke Road, Newport.

A spokesperson for Southern Water said:

"We’re sorry for the disruption this may cause customers and businesses in the area.  

"Due to the nature of the work, a section of Carisbrooke Road will be closed for two weeks (from April 23)  to ensure our teams can carry out this work safely.

"The closure will be between Cedar Hill and Wellington Road, and a two-way diversion will be in place using Priory Road, Gunville Road, Forest Road (A3054) and Medina Way."

County Customer Manager for Southern Water, Adam Wilds, added:

“We’re sorry for the disruption these works may cause customers.

“Unfortunately, our teams are having to dig down five metres to carry our this complex repair. This means the work could take up to two weeks to complete – but we will do what we can to complete it sooner.”

The timing of the works was chosen to avoid the Easter Bank Holiday period, after the issue was discovered last week.