Sewers revamp may cause 12 weeks' disruption

Temeside is one of the roads in Ludlow to be closed

Work to improve a town's sewers is likely to cause up to 12 weeks of disruption.

Severn Trent plans to close Temeside in Ludlow between 25 April and 19 July to carry out the work on the underground pipes.

It is aiming to reduce the amount of waste discharges into the River Teme during storms to improve water quality.

The work is part of a £78m scheme designed to improve a 31 mile (50km) stretch of river in Shropshire and Warwickshire.

Severn Trent said its Bathing Rivers Project is “groundbreaking”, and will move the Teme's water towards bathing quality status.

Ageing pipework will also be replaced under Old Street and The Linney as part of the scheme.

The firm also plans to try out the use of an ozone disinfectant at its Ludlow sewage treatment site and install new storm tanks.

Temeside will remain open to emergency vehicles and pedestrians, but will be closed to all other traffic, the firm says.

This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations.

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