Tyneside Water Network Improvements

Afternoon everyone,

It’s been a while since my last update so there are a few things to tell:

The valve chamber is now structurally complete after we poured the missing sections of wall around the 18” main and then lifted the 17tonne cover slab into place with a crane on the 6^th October which a few of you will have seen. The lift when very smoothly despite the tight access and working room for such a large lift.

The electrical install is under way and the new kiosk is in position. These will run the flow meter and Electrically Operated Valves on the strategic water mains and allow NWG to control them remotely. We are currently intending to commission this early November

Reinstatement works have begun where we have removed part of our access road and shrunk the perimeter of our work area, allowing access to the play park again.

We are currently setting all our chamber cover to height so we can concrete them in position. Once completed this will allow us to remove the remaining stone from site and reinstate the topsoil ready for cultivation and seeding.

There still remain a few items such as ladders into the valve chamber, re-installing the gate at the main entrance and resurfacing the footpath outside the gate but all the major works except the electrical commissioning are complete and we are looking at the home stretch.

Thanks for reading

Dave