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 March 2021. During this time, we are relining the water main between 188 Seven Sisters Road and the northern end of Finsbury Park Road. We’ll have sites outside:

• 172 – 188 Seven Sisters Road
• 221 – 223 Seven Sisters Road (Jan 2021)
• 1 – 11 Finsbury Park Road

From January 2021, we'll also have a new site in place to remove some pipe restrictions currently preventing us from completing the relining. The replacement of this extra pipework has caused a delay to the completion of phase 1 until March 2021. This new site also means that we no longer require our proposed site at 251 – 259 Seven Sisters Road.

We’ll be working at these sites on both roads during this period. You can find maps and traffic management plans of where we’ll be working in our downloadable information pack.

Towards the end of phase 1, we’ll need to carry out a small excavation on the pavement outside 3-3a Blackstock Road. We’ll contact those affected.

We previously informed you that we might need a site outside 211 - 217 Seven Sisters Road. However, we're pleased to inform you that this site will no longer be necessary.

Phase 2

For phase 2 we’ll reline a second water main between the junction of Seven Sisters Road and Blackstock Road up to Myddleton Avenue.

Our work on phase 2 will not start until phase 1 is complete. However, you might see us in the areas of Somerfield Road and Wilberforce Road 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 March 2021. All work on Phase 1 will be completed before work on Phase 2 is started.

During phase 1:

• The right-hand lane between 172-188 Seven Sisters Road will be closed.
• The two left-hand lanes between 221-223 Seven Sisters Road will be closed, with traffic management to manage the junction.
• Bus stop NT on Seven Sisters Road will be out of service.
• The parking bays outside 1-11 Finsbury Park Road will be unavailable.

Our plans to close the right-hand lane on Seven Sisters Road have now been postponed until the new year. When we do this, we’ll still need to temporarily block vehicle access onto Medina Road, Berriman Road and Thane Villas – we’ll still use traffic management to make sure you have access. We’ll write to those affected in the new year with further details on dates.

Towards the end of phase 1, we’ll need to carry out a small excavation on the pavement outside 3-3a Blackstock Road. We’ll contact those affected.

To minimise disruption over the Christmas period, we won’t work on our sites between 21 December 2020 and 3 January 2021. Our sites and security will remain in place during this period.

Throughout our work, pedestrians and emergency vehicles will have full access to all roads. Bin collections won’t be affected.

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.

Our downloadable information pack will provide you with 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.