Water leak work on busy flyover delayed

Work to locate and fix a water leak on a major route into Southampton has been delayed, having been aborted.

Southern Water had warned local residents and commuters that the eastbound carriageway of the Redbridge Flyover would be closed from 21:00 BST on Sunday.

Having initially closed the road, the water company said the work had been aborted and the road reopened due to an "operational issue".

It added that the road would now be closed from 22:00 on Monday so the work could commence.

Customers had been warned of Sunday night's closure, with some taking to social media to say they had rearranged their commutes to prepare for delays.

Southern Water said it was "sorry for the confusion".

"Our teams had initially closed the eastbound carriageway on Sunday evening as the first phase of a leak investigation but this work did not proceed as planned," it said in a statement.

"We remain committed to finding and fixing this leak and we will be back on site again from 10pm tonight into Tuesday morning which will involve closing the flyover eastbound carriageway."

It added that the work was expected to last "a number of days", and would provide further updates on Tuesday.

The BBC has contacted Southampton City Council for a comment.

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