As the population in Kent grows, the demand for water increases. We want to make sure we can continue to supply our customers homes with top quality drinking water and maintain your water pressure.
This means we need to lay 430 metres of new water pipe near Thanington Road, Canterbury.
Key facts
Location: Thanington Road, Cockering Road and Ashford Road, Strangers Lane
Work: Laying approx 500m of water main
Starts: Monday 21 April
Duration: Approx. 20 weeks
Investment: Approx. £800,000
Where will we be working and when?
- Strangers Lane (21 April until 23 June)
- Cockering Road (24th June until 24th July)
- Ashford Road and Thanington Road (27th July until 7th August)
- The A28 near Howfield Lane (10th August until 28th August)
Will my road be closed?
We’re sorry for the disruption this work is going to cause – we know it’s inconvenient. We’ll do our absolute best to keep it to a minimum.
Strangers Lane and Cockering Road
We’ll be working in Strangers Lane and Cockering Road in the first half of the project. This means we’ll need to close these roads whilst we are installing the new water mains.
Thanington Road, Ashford Road and the A28
This section of the project will take place under traffic lights.
We do all we can to minimise disruption to the community when laying new water mains and always look to install pipes in locations which will cause the least disruption, such as grass verges and when in a road, as close to the verge as possible.
In the case of this project, residents and businesses will still be able to access their property, but our team may have to make the working area safe to cross. This may mean waiting while the team does this.
We’ll be working with different methods in different stages of this project. Some work will take place in the road and we will be using a rolling road closure that will change location when our team has finished laying pipe in each section of the road.
This means the direction you enter your property may not be your usual route, or may change as we move along the road. The diversion route will be signposted for the duration of the work and will be available on this webpage.
As with all our roadworks, we always maintain access for emergency services. Emergency services are briefed well in advance. Our team will work as quickly as possible to make working areas safe for emergency vehicles to cross.
As the work will require connections to the existing network, there will be a short interruption in supply. We will notify you in advance when this is due to happen if you are impacted by this.
Customers with additional needs be it a disability, mental health or financial concerns can sign up to our Priority Services Register to help us understand how we can help you. More information can be found at southeastwater.co.uk/priority
This dedicated scheme webpage will be updated as work progresses, but if you have any concerns during the work, the staff on site will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
If you would like to speak to us direct, please call our advisors on 0333 000 0002 or email us at customerservices@southeastwater.co.uk
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