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As set out in our current Business Plan, we have made a pledge to reduce the risk of supply failures. By 2025, our goal is for 100% of properties in our supply area to be supplied by more than one treatment works.
We are investing £10 million to lay new or improve existing pipelines between some of our key treatment works and pumping stations, to make sure we deliver on this promise and provide a more resilient service to our customers.
As part of this, we need to lay a new section of main along the A22 Godstone Road, Purley, next summer. To make sure this work is delivered as smoothly as possible we will be conducting some investigation works in January 2023 and wanted to give you advanced warning before we announce this more widely.
We will be digging trial holes for three nights on Friday 27, Saturday 28, and Sunday 29 January 2023. The investigation work will allow us to plan for the summer works more effectively, making sure they run as smoothly as possible, with minimal disruption. This work will be carried out by our delivery partner Clancy.
The trial holes will require a full road closure from 9pm to 5am on all three nights, finishing at 5am on Monday 30 January but we will have the road fully open from 5am each day. Below is a diversion plan for the hours between 9pm-5am. We will also be closing Warren Road to help safely manage traffic in the area. The official diversion route and closure of Warren Road have been requested by the highway authorities. In the summer, our work will be conducted during the day and not at night.
Discussions are beginning with businesses along the A22 this week, including Shell, Tesco and the South East Cancer Help Centre. This includes on-site visits to explain our plans and support from our teams to minimise disruption.
From next week we will be sending letters to residents and displaying posters in Tesco for commuters. Advanced warning signs will be put on the roads in the new year and reminders sent to businesses and residents in early January.
If you have any questions about the work or would like more detail, please let us know by emailing communications@seswater.co.uk.
We are sorry for any disruption caused, but we hope you will recognise the long-term benefits this upgrade will bring to our customers and the local community. We will make sure we keep you regularly updated throughout the work.
Yours sincerely,
SES Water
Communications
SES Water