Improvements in your area

We’re aiming to complete our work over the following two phases:

Phase 1

We started work on 19 October 2020, and have had to extend our estimated completion date to the end of October 2021. During this time, we have successfully relined 500m of the 600m of the water main between 188 Seven Sisters Road and the northern end of Finsbury Park Road. However, in the final stage of the work, we encountered complications which mean that we cannot continue the relining in the same way.

To rehabilitate the remaining stretch of pipe between Blackstock Road and Finsbury Park Road, we will now install 20m of steel liner and reinforce the remaining pipework by relining the joints. This work will be completed by our team inside the pipe.

This new approach has now resulted in a further extension with an aim for our work in phase 1 to be completed by 31 October 2021.

We will continue to have sites in place:

• 172 – 188 Seven Sisters Road (Until 16th July 2021)
• 1 – 11 Finsbury Park Road (Until 31st October 2021)

We’ll no longer be working in the junction of Blackstock Road and Seven Sisters Road.

You can find maps and traffic management plans of where we’ll be working in this pack.

We’ll need to return to a small site for 4 weeks from the middle of September and the middle of October 2021 near 172 Seven Sisters Road to modify some of the pipework.

Before September we’ll also need small sites at the junction of Stroud Green and Seven Sisters Road and one on the junction of Fonthill Road and Seven Sisters Road in order to make connections to the new pipework.

Phase 2

We’re currently reviewing our plans for phase 2 of the project and we’ll write to customers for phase 2 closer to the time to ensure you are kept up to date.

Our work on phase 2 will not start until phase 1 is complete. However, you might see us in the area for short periods of time undertaking some initial survey work and repairs. We’ll write to customers for phase 2 closer to the time to ensure you are kept up to date.

We’ve been using these pipes for over 100 years, and they’ve served us well. But we need to carry out this essential work so we can safely transport our world-class water to your taps for the next 100 years.

Pipe replacement can be very disruptive to homes and communities, resulting in long road closures and noisy construction work. We use relining as an innovative alternative to minimise the impact of our work on you and keep water flowing for the future.

The work will be carried out in two phases. Phase 1 started in October 2020 and completion is now estimated for the end of June 2021. All work on Phase 1 will be completed before work on Phase 2 is started.

Currently in phase 1:

• The right-hand lane between 172-188 Seven Sisters Road will remain closed until 16 July. After this, we may be back before October with a small site outside 172 Seven Sisters Road. We will contact those around site to keep them updated.
• The parking bays outside 1-11 Finsbury Park Road will be unavailable until 31 October.
• We will write to those immediately around our sites if we need temporarily suspend further spaces on Finsbury Park Road.

There may be some localised parking suspensions on Finsbury Park Road in the future if we need to get large equipment to and from our site. We’ll write to customers on the road closer to the time if these suspensions are needed.

Throughout our work, pedestrians and emergency vehicles will have full access to all roads. Bin collections will continue as normal.

Our onsite teams will update those immediately around our sites if any changes are required.

We’ll do all we can to reduce disruption while we work, but we understand your business may sometimes be affected. Learn more about what to do if this happens.

To ensure the safety of our staff and our customers under the current COVID-19 Government restrictions, we are not currently able to hold in person drop ins for the foreseeable future. However we'll update this page with any changes, so please continue to check here for the most up-to-date information.

If you have questions about our work and wish to speak with someone, please call us on 0800 316 9800, selecting option one and quoting the reference number BB115405. Alternatively, you can also email us.