Hastings: Tankers deployed to end repeated flooding

Alert as tankers deployed for sewage works

Author: Grace O'HarePublished 6th Feb 2024

Increased traffic is expected over the next 3 days as work is carried out in Hastings to end repeated flooding.

Southern Water have alerted residents to the upcoming disruption, confirming 56 tankers will be in the local area to help transfer wastewater to Hastings Treatment Works.

Cinque Ports Pumping Sation will be shit for three days as the work on a major sewage pipe is carried out.

On it's website, Southern Water said:

"You will see tankers in our working areas which are Seaside Road, along Cinque Ports Way and the Bulverhythe car park. You will notice extra vehicle movements in and around the local area.

"We’ll have people to manage the traffic for three days to control tankers pulling out of Cinque Ports Way onto the A259. There will be no need for temporary traffic lights, as agreed by East Sussex Highways.

"We will be using generators, plant and machinery during the work, and will minimise any inconvenience to local residents where possible.

"There will be no car parking available at Bulverhythe car park during the three day planned works.

"Cinque Ports Way car park will be access only for residents.

"We’ll be using stop and go boards to control tankers manoeuvring in and out of the car park.

"For all night works we will need to use flood lights to make sure the works can be carried out safely. We aim to position the lighting in a way that will minimise inconvenience".

Southern Water have been looking to find a solution to the ongoing problems with the main sewer, which runs from Bulverhythe Tower to Cinque Ports Way.

This pipe has suffered several bursts since 2016.

Local residents have suffered from a series of major flooding incidents in the town in recent years.

In October a pipe burst in Amsterdam Way, it was believed to be the fifth time a sewage pipe had burst in the area.

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