Flooded road reopens ahead of 'permanent' repair

A dry Saddler Street after pipe and road repairs. A patch of the road where a water pipe burst has been filled with asphalt concrete. Small rectangle stones cover the rest of the road. Part of the right side of the street is fenced off with a read sign reading Ramp Ahead. A small group of people is walking down the street. Durham County Council

Timings for a permanent repair have not yet been confirmed

Pamela Bilalova
BBC News, North East and Cumbria

A historic road which was flooded after a water main burst has reopened to traffic ahead of a permanent repair.

The pipe ruptured on Saddler Street, in Durham City Centre, just before 07:00 GMT on Friday, with water flowing down nearby Market Square and Elvet Bridge.

Durham County Council confirmed the road had reopened, but said carrying out permanent repairs depended on sourcing materials in keeping with the conservation area.

The burst pipe affected about 3,000 properties, but supplies were restored on Friday afternoon.

Northumbrian Water said repairs to the pipe were completed on Saturday morning.

Durham County Council said: "We will be carrying out permanent repairs on Northumbrian Water's behalf as soon as possible.

"The timing of this work depends on how quickly we can source materials which match the existing surface and are in keeping with the Durham City Conservation Area."

Water flowing down Saddler Street in Durham. There are shop fronts on the right side of the narrow streets with restaurants and a police car in the distance. Claire Donlan

The street was flooded on Friday after a pipe burst

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