Eastern Road, Portsmouth Update
There is a burst sewer pipe on the Eastern Road, Portsmouth, that occurred on Wednesday morning, 3 September. This is close to the junction with Burrfields Road.
Update 2 - September 4, 2025
There is a burst sewer pipe on the Eastern Road, Portsmouth, that occurred on Wednesday morning, 3 September. This is close to the junction with Burrfields Road.
Both lanes northbound are now fully open and one lane remains open Southbound, as of 07:30hrs Thursday 4 September.
A diversion remains in place for the footpath as this is close to the immediate location of the burst.
We are now preparing for the repair of the rising main and lining of the sewer pipe to provide a long-term solution. We are aiming to start this work in October.
This will give us time to order necessary equipment for the replacement and prepare costings. We will need to close one lane southbound to carry out this work.
The footpath will remain closed for safety reasons until we complete the replacement, diversions are in place during this time.
We are working with Portsmouth City Council and keeping residents updated, in advance of our return to carry out the repair and lining of the rising main.
We thank commuters and residents for their continued patience.
Update 1 - September 3, 2025
There is a burst sewer pipe on the Eastern Road, Portsmouth, that occurred on Wednesday morning, 3 September. This is close to the junction with Burrfields Road.
Our teams are on site and we have reconfigured our network to manage flows and stop the leak. We are currently planning the best course of action to repair the sewer pipe.
There is currently one lane open Northbound and one lane open Southbound.
Drivers are advised to allow extra travel time due to the traffic management needed to work on the sewer pipe repair.
We apologise to commuters and residents for the inconvenience caused.