Brent Council has posted the following update on the Wembley High Road sewer works on its website. It is rather hidden away so I am republishing here(I haven't corrected their spelling of metres!):![]() |
| Concrete blocking the sewer |
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| The view downstream |
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| View from the surface into the shaft |
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| The view upstream |
The sewer works on High Road, Wembley, are progressing well and the proposed end date for these works is now 22
nd December.
To date Thames Water have:- removed the traffic Island
- excavated a shaft onto the sewer over seven meters deep.
- tunnelled four meters downstream, towards Park Lane, to a point where there is no concrete in the sewer.
- tunnelled upstream, towards Wembley triangle, eight and a half meters to the lateral connection from the former Brent House site and have tunnelled a further five and a half meters but there is still concrete in the sewer.
Next steps:- Sink another shaft on the sewer, this will take up to a week to complete
- Continue to tunnel upstream to a point where there is no concrete in the sewer
- Replace the sewer
- Backfill the tunnels
- Backfill the shaft
- Permanent reinstatement of carriageway.
The end date for these works cannot be confirmed until the all concrete is removed from the sewer, having spoken to Thames Water and their contractor, Cappagh, we estimate that reinstatement works will take up to three weeks to complete from the point that all concrete is removed. It is possible that High Road will remain closed in one direction until 22 December.
