Thames Water Sends In Tankers to Boost West London's Water Supply
Roads remain closed while engineers repair burst water main in Goldhawk Road
Flooding on Goldhawk Road, Shepherd's Bush. Picture:TfL
Thames Water says it has identified the cause of the latest burst pipe on Goldhawk Road and is working to repair it as soon as possible.
Thousands of homes across west London were left without water or low water pressure this morning (31 January) after another water main burst in Shepherd’s Bush. Apart from the local area, the water supply is being affected in Chiswick, Acton and Hammersmith.
Goldhawk Road was hit by serious flooding with parts of it totally submerged and was closed in both directions with no indication as to when it will reopen.
This was the scene this morning, in a photo tweeted @charecroft by Charecroft TRA.
Thames Water has been tweeting updates @thamewater throughout the day, saying: "Our engineers have been on site in #ShepherdsBush since the early hours of the morning. We've identified the issue and are now reducing the flow of water to stop the flooding and will begin the repair as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.
"We have a team of engineers working on the burst water main on Goldhawk Road - we’ve partially closed off the road and it’s advisable to find alternative routes if possible.
"For any customers in #shepherdsbush impacted by the mains burst and who have water in your properties, for safety reasons please turn off and unplug your appliances and lights. We are doing everything possible to contain the flood water.
"We’ve sent tankers to pump more water into the network to help water supply in the area and will have everything returned to normal as soon as possible."
Earlier Thames Water's website state: " We're sorry for customers without water or having low pressure this morning. There is a mains burst in Goldhawk Road W12. This may affect a large area with pressure issues including W3, W4, W6 and W12. We are on site now and will post updates on progress throughout the day. Apologies for the disruption this morning."
Meanwhile, Hammersmith & Fulham Council tweeted@lbhf:" We're working with @thameswater on restoring services to local people as soon as possible, following their burst water main. Council leader Stephen Cowan is at the scene receiving updates on the situation."
The council adds: " Please contact @thameswater 0800 316 9800 if you are affected."
As the map below shows, the burst, along with repair work following a second burst in Hammersmith, is causing road closures across the area.
Goldhawk Road is closed between St Stephen's Avenue and Lime Grove. This is also affecting Hammersmith Grove in both directions between Goldhawk Road and Astrop Terrace.
Last Friday night (26 January) there was a similar incident when a main burst near Ravenscourt Park on King Street in Hammersmith. The two bursts are around a mile apart.
Thames Water was also forced to request the closure of the North Circular Road between Chiswick Roundabout and Gunnersbury Lane over the weekend after they detected a leak in a pipe at that location.
Flooding on Hammersmith Grove. Picture:TfL
January 31, 2018