Homes flooded and A607 Melton Road closed after water main burst
A burst water main flooded homes and brought rush-hour chaos to one of the Leicester’s busiest commuter routes this morning.
The burst 27-in main in Lanesborough Road flooded nearby homes, with water two-feet deep in places.
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Flooding in Rushey Mead. Pic Shyam Vanmali
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Flooding in Rushey Mead. Pic Shyam Vanmali
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Flooding in Rushey Mead. Pic Shyam Vanmali
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Flooding in Rushey Mead. Pic Shyam Vanmali
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Flooding in Rushey Mead. Pic Shyam Vanmali
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Flooding in Rushey Mead. Pic Shyam Vanmali
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Flooding in Rushey Mead. Pic Shyam Vanmali
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Flooding in Rushey Mead. Pic Shyam Vanmali
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Flooding in Rushey Mead. Pic Shyam Vanmali
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Flooding in Rushey Mead. Pic Shyam Vanmali
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Flooding in Rushey Mead. Pic Shyam Vanmali
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Flooding in Rushey Mead. Pic Shyam Vanmali
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Flooding in Rushey Mead. Pic Shyam Vanmali
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Flooding in Rushey Mead. Pic Shyam Vanmali
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Flooding in Rushey Mead. Pic Shyam Vanmali
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Flooding in Rushey Mead. Pic Shyam Vanmali
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Flooding in Rushey Mead. Pic Shyam Vanmali
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Flooding in Rushey Mead. Pic Shyam Vanmali
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Flooding in Rushey Mead. Pic Shyam Vanmali
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Flooding in Rushey Mead. Pic Shyam Vanmali
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Flooding in Rushey Mead. Pic Shyam Vanmali
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Flooding, Lanesborough Road
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Flooding in Rushey Mead. Pic Shyam Vanmali (18)
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Flooding, Lanesborough Road
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Flooding in Rushey Mead. Pic Shyam Vanmali (1)
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Flooding in Rushey Mead. Pic Shyam Vanmali (7)
The burst ruptured the road surface with one resident describing the noise as being “like a bomb going off”.
Two schools Rushey Mead Secondary and Rushey Mead Primary were closed because they had no running water.
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Melton Road between Watermead Way and Checketts Road was closed to traffic in both directions from 5.30am until 8.30am.
Drivers were forced to take alternative routes into the city centre.
The worst affected roads were Lanesborough Road, Wavertree Drive, Sandringham Avenue, Berridge Lane and Clarke Street.
Leicester City Council Highways staff delivered sandbags to some of the worst affected homes.
Comments
by daveb0360
Wednesday, December 05 2012, 7:31PM
“!!! badgesanders
Why the personal attack?
And why keep MY opinions to myself when these pages are designed to enable us to engage and voice our views and opinions.
No I'm not an expert on the water network.......but I am keen on exposing incompetence and where I see possible incompetence and suspicious activity, I will say as much.
Poking round pipes one night.....then burst main soon after.......smells to me!”
by badgesanders
Tuesday, December 04 2012, 8:22PM
“Davebo360, I suppose you are an expert on the water network are you, no I thought as much , so do us all a favour and keep your stupid opinions to yourself”
by daveb0360
Tuesday, December 04 2012, 6:01PM
“Is it pure coincidence that there were workmen scanning the pipes and checking for something late into the night close to that area one day last week..........I bet they knew there was a leak days before it became a full burst main.
If that's the case, then it's a scandal!”
by DavidJCB
Monday, December 03 2012, 9:39PM
“Just what you don't need at this time...”