Having notice another water leak along the roads of the City of Westminster in Paddington, l reported the leak to ThamesWater  from one of their assets by social media. It made me wonder about how many road works are caused by them on our streets, so l put in a FOI request to the Council to find out for myself. 

From the request response, it appears that ThamesWater have been closing the roads over 2,200 times annually in the City of Westminster for a number of years, probably the single most important London borough for road to get around Central London.  These road closures don’t just cause grief to local residents but road vehicles users on the streets of London and tourist! You have thought that after so many years of managing these water assets under our roads, the level of closures would come down particularly when the old pipes are replaced with plastic ones. But alas but with Thames Water in Central London! 

I have of course raised issues about Thames Water and their road works a few times on my blog page, noting their performance and fines as well, we a clear pattern of neglect showing.