Burst water main floods Heybridge street, affecting 1,500 homes

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 29 Oct, 11:15 · Archive

A burst six-inch water main flooded The Street in Heybridge, leaving up to 1,500 homes without water overnight.

A six-inch water main burst on The Street in Heybridge shortly before midnight on Wednesday, October 28, submerging the road outside homes and businesses. Motorists struggled to navigate through floodwater covering much of the street near a chip shop and hair salon. Essex and Suffolk Water received reports of the burst at 11.56pm and dispatched engineers to the scene.

Crew members worked through the night and shut off the damaged main by 1.36am on Thursday morning, restoring all customer supplies to normal. Up to 1,500 customers may have lost their water supply or suffered low pressure while engineers tackled the burst. A spokesperson for Essex and Suffolk Water confirmed that no flooding to properties had been reported and that standing water from the burst had been cleared.

Repairs are continuing on The Street, with three-way traffic lights installed to ensure the safety of road users and work crews. The utility company's teams remained in the area to support customers with any concerns.

Burst water main floods Heybridge street, affecting 1,500 homes — Image: Echo (Basildon)

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Street FLOODED as burst water main leaves 1,500 homes without waterA burst water main flooded a busy Heybridge road overnight, leaving up to 1,500 customers without water and disrupting trafficEcho (Basildon) · 29 Oct, 10:38
Street FLOODED as burst water main leaves 1,500 homes without waterA burst water main flooded a busy Heybridge road overnight, leaving up to 1,500 customers without water and disrupting trafficColchester Gazette · 29 Oct, 10:38
Street FLOODED as burst water main leaves 1,500 homes without waterA burst water main flooded a busy Heybridge road overnight, leaving up to 1,500 customers without water and disrupting trafficBrentwood Guardian · 29 Oct, 10:38

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