Wessex Water and Warminster Town Council have met to discuss the delay to the completion of the sewer improvement project in Weymouth Street, which will now be extended to July.
It follows a request from town council members for further clarity about the project, which had been due to conclude at the end of this month.
Wessex Water has apologised for the inconvenience and confusion caused by the extension and outlined the issues that have led to the delay.
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Primarily, the problem has been caused by ground conditions. While excavating the shaft for the tank, the team were held up by significant amounts of groundwater entering the site, initially requiring the use of pumps and generators for removal before the project could resume.
With a solution now in place to prevent water from entering the shaft, the work to excavate and built it has resumed.
The northbound single lane closure for through traffic will remain in operation on Weymouth Street, at the Morrison’s Petrol Station roundabout with a diversion in place, while access down Weymouth Street for southbound through traffic from the B3414 is maintained.
The project, which got under way last August and will see a storage tank built to hold more than 400,000 litres of excess water from sewers underground during heavy storms.
Wessex Water are confident that the new end date in July for work will be met and is hosting a further information drop-in session on Tuesday 8th April between 4 and 6pm at Warminster Civic Centre (Sambourne Road, Warminster BA12 8LB) at which they will be available to answer further questions that local customers may have about the progress of the scheme.
They will also be available to answer any questions about the scheme during the course of the existing Wessex Water community drop-in session taking place at Warminster Library (Three Horseshoes Walk, Warminster BA12 9BT) on Monday 19th May.
A Wessex Water spokesperson said:
We thank the people of Warminster for their patience. I can only apologise for the inconvenience caused. We are doing everything within our powers to complete the project as quickly as possible.
The £2 million project, which got under way last August involves a storage tank being built to hold more than 400,000 litres of excess water from sewers underground during heavy storms. The scheme, which will play a crucial role in reducing occasions when heavy rain overwhelms the town’s sewer system and causes storm overflows to operate automatically.”
Last modified: 27 March 2025
