Project Update 24/07/2026
From "Gallows Corner"
Go to the project
Good afternoon
This week, the central section successfully passed the pressure test. This represents a significant milestone in the programme, marking a major step forward on one of the most complex and critical elements of the repair works. This is the section where our specialist teams have been working inside the pipe to complete the work.
The crane has been on-site this week supporting the installation of the S-bend shaped pipe close to the roundabout and will be taken off-site next week. This section is being backfilled ready for pressure testing.
Our team is continuing to work on the syphon section (a bend within the new water main around some existing infrastructure) under the sewer pipework near Eastern Avenue. The new part that was being manufactured off-site is planned to be installed next week.
TfL remain responsible for the traffic management measures, including cones and barriers, and these will continue to be in place to keep road users and workers safe. TfL have carefully considered requests to amend or reduce these measures but have not identified any safe or practical opportunities to do so within the constraints of the site. The safety of the workforce and public remains our primary consideration, and TfL thank drivers and residents for their continued patience while we complete the remaining works.
We continue to work closely with TfL and remain focused on completing the remaining works as quickly and safely as possible, to allow them to work towards restoring full access to the road network and protecting vital water supplies.
Complex work remains, but we currently expect to complete our works and hand the site back to TfL by the end of August. Following this, TfL will need to complete final reinstatement and resurfacing works in the area where work has been taking place before they can fully reopen the road network.
We are very sorry for the ongoing inconvenience caused by these works, which all parties are working to complete with the least possible amount of additional disruption.
We will provide a further update next week