Sewer repair work - Winchester Road, Southampton

UPDATE: 1330 Thursday 19 October 2023

We have made good progress clearing a blocked sewer in Winchester Road, Southampton.

Around 50m of sewer in the road was blocked with concrete by a third party, making the repair complicated and lengthy as specialist drilling equipment was required.

A temporary surface level pipe has been installed, supported by tankers, to ensure customers’ services are not impacted.

Until the repair is completed, which could take up to a further two weeks, there will be traffic management and ongoing works in the area. This will impact Bladon Road, Fuchsia Gardens and Winchester Road.

Our customer team is in touch with residents about the activity. We would like to thank the community for its patience while this important work is completed.

UPDATE: 1100 Monday 16 October 2023

Our teams are continuing to work to repair a blocked sewer in Winchester Road, Southampton. 

A temporary surface level pipe has been installed, supported by tankers, to ensure customers experience no impact to their service.

Until the fix is fully complete, which is likely to take at least a week, there will be traffic management and ongoing works in the area. This will impact Bladon Road, Fuchsia Gardens and Winchester Road.

We are very sorry for the disruption and inconvenience caused, and we are working as quickly and considerately as we can to resolve this issue.

ORIGINAL POST: 1713 Thursday 12 October 2023 

Our teams are repairing a blocked sewer at Winchester Road, Southampton. 

Our top priority is to protect homes and businesses and protect the environment and as part of this we will be carrying out a pumping operation and more than ten tankers will be working in the area.  

The area impacted is near the Bladon Road and Fuchsia Gardens roads off Winchester Road, west of the Hill Lane roundabout.  

We're sorry for the disruption this is causing, we will provide further updates about this work and timescales.