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Engineers work through early hours to fix burst water main in Shrewsbury

Engineers worked through the early hours of today to fix a burst water main in Shrewsbury.

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Severn Trent Water received reports of residents experiencing supply interruptions shortly before 1.30am.

The water company apologised to customers who experienced no supply, poorer pressure or discoloured water in the SY2 area of Shrewsbury because of the burst water main on Sutton Road.

Engineers made their way to the burst to make assessments.

At 3.04am, the burst was fixed and water supplies were returned to normal.

An update said: "We are pleased to inform you that the repair for the burst water main on Sutton Road is now completed.

"The water supply has been returned to normal. For those that were impacted by this we’d like to thank you for your continued patience whilst this was being carried out."

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