Repairs on collapsed city centre sewer 'complex'

Traffic is blocked from entering a stretch of Upper Parliament Street

A water company has warned work to repair a collapsed brick sewer below a busy route in Nottingham city centre is likely to be "complex".

A section of Upper Parliament Street was closed on Wednesday morning after the city council said the damage was causing the road to sink.

The collapsed section was initially described by the authority as a water pipe, but Severn Trent Water said on Thursday it was a brick sewer.

No date has yet been set for when repairs will be completed.

Safety 'a priority'

A Severn Trent Water spokesperson said: "We're incredibly sorry for the inconvenience caused by our work on Upper Parliament Street, following a collapse to a brick sewer under the road.

"We've been carrying out surveys, and making the area safe - ready for teams to bring equipment to site today.

"Our surveys suggest that this may be a deep, complex repair and to keep everyone safe as we work, the junction will remain closed.

"We know this is causing disruption, but it will be our absolute priority to work as quickly, and safely as possible and have everything back open as soon as we can."