Wolverhampton Willenhall Road burst pipe delays drivers and leaves homes with discoloured water

The pipe burst near Tesco on Willenhall Road by the Colliery Road and Cross Street four-way traffic lights.

Severn Trent staff are working to repair the pipe, and it is expected that work will be completed by the end of the week. Temporary traffic signals will be installed this evening when there is less traffic.

A Severn Trent spokesman said: "Today we've discovered a burst water pipe on Willenhall Road.

"Our teams are in the area now and will work to get this pipe fixed and everything back to normal as quickly as possible. The pipe is in a particularly tricky position and our engineers will attend to fix it later this evening when our work will have less impact on local traffic.

"We aim to have the pipe fixed and the road back to normal by the end of the week. Again we'd like to apologise for any disruption this may cause.

"We know how difficult it is to have no water and we're very sorry for the disruption caused.

"We're moving water around our network of pipes so customers will have their supply back on. As a result this may cause discolouration in the water supply. Although unappealing, we have no reason to believe there is any risk to your health; however we understand that whilst the supply is discoloured you may choose not to drink the water.

"To assist us as well as yourself in resolving this problem we would advise that you run the first mains fed cold water tap in your house, normally at the kitchen sink, at a gentle rate for up to 20 minutes, if the supply is not clear then turn off the tap for 20 minutes and then repeat the process, you may need to do this several times before the supply is clear.

"During these emergency repairs it isn't always possible to speak to our customers individually about what's happening, so we'll keep this page up to date as we get information from our team."