‘No timescale’ to fix double water pipe burst in Cheltenham as Severn Trent teams stay on site
Areas of Cheltenham have been without water or experiencing low pressure for hours after two water pipes were confirmed to have burst.
Severn Trent sent officers to investigate the incident and confirmed at 3.17pm that a pipe had burst.
However, just before 4pm, they revealed a second pipe had burst in the area which would also need to be fixed.
"We’re working hard at the moment to get water supplies back on for those customers affected by the burst water pipe in Cheltenham."
Severn Trent added: "We’re moving water around our network of pipes to bring supplies back into the area, so we hope that everyone will have water again in the next couple of hours."
They have confirmed that ‘vulnerable’ customers that they are aware of will be receiving bottled water.
The roads have also been affected in the area and motorists were warned to take care or avoid altogether as water from the burst pipe sat on the road.
The A40 and Benhall Ave was partially blocked, rendering the bus lane on the A40 unusable.
Motorists had to take care when using the traffic lights on the roundabout; driving through the inches of water.
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