Burst water pipe works in Bilston completed after incident caused flooded street
Shoppers and traders led calls for more action after burst water main in Bilston
Water supplies in properties in and around Bilston town centre is back to normal after a mains pipe burst resulting in flooding.
Safety barriers were installed after Church Street between Fleet Street and Walsall Street was left covered in water on August 28.
Repairs have been ongoing since then, but on Sunday (August 30) engineers completed the repairs.
Utility company Severn Trent Water’s website stated: “We’re pleased to inform you that the repair for the burst water main in the WV13 and WV14 areas of Wolverhampton 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.”
It stated that crews were remain in the area to carry out “some essential changes” to the water network .
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