Major Doncaster road shut by huge water main burst set to re-open

A key Doncaster road closed after a huge water main burst is set to re-open this weekend, Yorkshire Water chiefs have said.
By Darren Burke
Published 7th Dec 2022, 10:09 BST
Updated 7th Dec 2022, 10:10 BST
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Barnby Dun Road has been sealed off between Clay Lane and Edenthorpe after the rupture last week , with drivers confronting delays and diversions while the repairs have been carried out.

But Yorkshire Water says the end of the repairs is in sight and the road is set to be open again by Saturday.

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A spokesman said: “The sewer is now repaired and the tankers are no longer needed.

Barnby Dun Road has been closed by a burst water main.Barnby Dun Road has been closed by a burst water main.
Barnby Dun Road has been closed by a burst water main.

"MWS (Yorkshire Water contract partners) are now working to restore the working area and we expect to have the road reopened by Saturday 10 December.

"Thank you once again for bearing with us.”

The road is closed between the roundabout at Sandall Stones Road to Thorn Lane beneath the railway bridge. Diversions via Wheatley Hall Road and Thorne Road are in place.

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