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Water Mains Update: Boris, Mayor Of Venice?

January 14th, 2009 10 Comments

Just to emphasis how much trouble bursting water mains is causing in London right now, here’s a useful link.  Searching for ‘burst’ finds a nice round ten current incidents across the capital:

Temporary traffic lights and burst water main on A306 Castelnau both ways at B350 Lonsdale Road / Merthyr Terrace. Three way temporary lights [...]

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Why Boris’s Approach To Congestion Can Only Go So Far

January 12th, 2009 3 Comments

We had a fun time round here before Christmas – a water main burst, leaving a nicely flooded road and consequent days of disruption due to traffic lights.  It’s still leaking.  London’s water mains are clearly in a fairly rotten state – the ones down the High Road go pop repeatedly, and there’s only so [...]

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