Work has been ongoing since 2023 after sewers beneath the road were damaged
A major road that has been closed on and off since 2023 may finally reopen this month. Residents have been left frustrated since Barton Road in Wisbech closed, after the road’s sewers were damaged due to a new care home being built.
Due to “complex repairs,” the road has been closed. However, Anglian Water has confirmed when it hopes to finally reopen the road. The water company says it hopes to have completed works by March 19, when the road will fully reopen.
An Anglian Water spokesperson said: “The work is to repair a sewer pipe under Barton Road. This has been a complex repair – something we foresaw from the beginning – because the pipe is more than five metres below ground in places, and the ground on Barton Road is soft, with naturally high groundwater levels which have been exacerbated by recent rainfall.
“We’ve been working hard with extra engineers and specialist teams, and we’re still planning to reopen the road on March 19. If anything changes, we’ll let local residents, the council and stakeholders know.”
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