105 ton of concreteberg has blocked the three Victorian-era sewers in the heart of the capital that caused by the people pouring concrete into drains which has become a record breaking concreteberg heavy as a blue whale.
The blockage is 100 metres long is at the junction of Gosling Road and Hall Street in Islington, which is likely to cause traffic disruption for at least the next two months. The ‘concreteberg’ will take at least two months to remove with pneumatic drills, tankers are on standby to pump out waste 24 hours a day to protect the environment and ensure nearby properties and businesses are not flooded with sewage.
“It was the largest mass of concrete the company had seen, and could take two months to remove at a cost of at least several hundred thousand pounds,” said Alex Saunders, Thames Water’s operations manager.
“We’re now doing everything we can to deal with it as quickly as possible, making sure our customers don’t have to suffer because of this mindless abuse of our network.”
According to Thames Water report, They serves 15 million people across London and the Thames Valley, it spends around £18 million every year to clear blockages from its sewers.
“It’s very frustrating and takes a great amount of time and effort to resolve,” saying this Thames Water operation manager added,
“We’re now doing everything we can to deal with it as quickly as possible, making sure our customers don’t have to suffer because of this mindless abuse of our network.”
Thames Water said it had propelled an examination to distinguish the guilty parties and wanted to sue them to recoup its expenses.
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