Washington flood scheme invite
04/03/2010
Residents are being invited to find out more about a flood protection scheme in Washington.
Northumbrian Water is investing £1.2 million to increase the capacity of the sewerage network and install an underground storm water storage tank in the Avebury Drive area of the town.
The improvement work is to begin on Monday, March 22 2010 and will take up to seven months to complete.
Residents affected by the work are invited to drop in and find out more at a customer information session to be held on Tuesday March 9 2010 in the main hall at John F Kennedy Primary School, Station Road, Colombia, Washington, Tyne & Wear, NE38 7AR, between 4.00pm and 7.00pm.
In times of extremely heavy rainfall the sewerage network has struggled to cope with the volume of storm water, which has resulted in internal flooding to 19 properties on Avebury Drive and Glebe Crescent.
David Groark, project manager for the Northumbrian Water scheme, said: “We appreciate that flooding is distressing and reducing the risk of property flooding is one of Northumbrian Water’s priorities.
“The work will involve installing 1.1 kilometres of sewer pipe which runs along Glebe Crescent, Station Road, John F Kennedy Estate and the football field south of this estate.
“We will also be installing an underground storage tank in open land adjacent to Avebury Drive, with a capacity of 1.2 million litres. In times of heavy rainfall wastewater will be stored in the tank, to be returned to the sewerage network after the storm.
“Customers will benefit from dropping in at our customer information session where the project team will be on hand to answer any questions they may have.”
It will be necessary to have traffic management in place during the course of this essential work.
Please note that the dates given are provisional and may change.
| Location | Traffic management | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Glebe Crescent | Road closure between Horsley Road junction and junction with John F Kennedy Estate. Diversions in place. | Monday March 22 2010 to Friday May 21 2010 |
| Avebury Drive | Closure of footpath running across grassed area from Horsley Road to Avebury Drive. | Monday March 15 2010 to Friday October 29 2010 |
| John F Kennedy Estate | Road closure between 1-17 John F Kennedy Estate. Diversion in place. | Monday June 7 2010 to Monday June 28 2010 |
| Horsley Road | Two-way traffic lights. | Tuesday June 22 2010 to Monday September 13 2010 |
| Avebury Drive | Road closure adjacent to 37 Avebury Drive. | Monday July 12 2010 to Friday July 16 2010 |
| Station Road | Road closure at junction of Station Road and Horsley Road. | Tuesday August 31 2010 to Friday September 10 2010 |
Construction traffic will need access to the sites where improvement work is being carried out and will access the site compound, which is to be located in land adjacent to Avebury Drive.
Residents will receive written information about this essential work and are reassured that everything will be done to keep any disruption to a minimum. Those with special needs or any queries should ring the Northumbrian Water customer centre on 0845 717 1100.
The water company will not need to gain access into customers’ homes while the work is being carried out in Washington. Access may be required to manholes located on private land.
If customers are in any doubt of a caller claiming to be from the water company, they should not let them into their home. They should ring the company’s customer centre to confirm the caller’s identity.
For more information contact Leanne Clough on 0191 301 6733.
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| Washington leaflet |  |