Affinity Water Ltd, in an email seen by Wembley Matters, has confirmed what to many seemed obvious:
This work (Watford Road) is to enable us to carry out 1.7km of mains reinforcement for the area. Breaking that down, we need to carry out 950m along Watford Road. This reinforcement job is vital due to the volume of developments in the area close to Wembley Stadium, our Modelling Team estimate circa 8,000 customers across 6 DMA’s (District Metering Areas) may experience supply issues if this work is not carried out as soon as possible.
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YES the reasons for all the disruption to local peoples lives and to business has always been obvious to all of us. The Labour obsession with massive 29 storey towers (another one applied for near Ealing Road Wembley as part of a 885 flats development with hardly any parking provision) is the cause of most of the problems - and the problems will only get worse.
The new flats in Alperton are being sold for £750,000 so clearly not intended for local residents in need. The fact that there is an Agency on site advertising exclusively to foreign buyers gives the game away.
Any surprise that under Labour obsession with unaffordable flats local people struggle with doctor or dentist appointments or finding a space for their child in a local school.
ENOUGH is ENOUGH! The time has come to halt all the Tower Block Monsters until there is a proper plan that tackles all the problems caused and which addresses the needs of local people and not just the Developers.
Oh, great another reason to put up our cost of living, we residents paying for what has been caused by developers making money hand over fist, and without contributions to the local infrastructure. This stinks, as does the overflowing sewage into the Wealdstone Brook etc
While I respect Paul Lorber's right to express his views, I feel compelled to address the suitability of his attempts to politicize the incident concerning the burst water pipe in Wembley.
It is acknowledged that the presence of multiple tower blocks may play a role, as indicated by Affinity Water Ltd's assessment, which draws on their expertise in managing such situations. However, it is essential to recognize that similar tower blocks are present throughout the capital in areas led by various political parties, including Conservative, Green, and Liberal Democrat, without encountering similar issues with burst water pipes.
Moreover, even when incidents like burst water pipes occur, leading to challenges for local residents and the wider community, I do not believe these issues can be solely attributed to the policies of any specific political party, as suggested by Mr. Lorber.
Accidents are an unfortunate reality that can happen at any time, and I have no reason to think that Mr. Lorber is unaware of this fact. Therefore, I would encourage him to reconsider his position, as doing so in light of this context would be both reasonable and wise.
Have I misread or does these repairs not coincide with the K-Pop festival if it is given the green light, will be great fun in this area at this time.
The burst water mains are not accidents, Thames and Affinity have told the Council that there are capacity issues, and must have increased the water pressure already. The reinforcement of the water main along Watford Road and other locations is without doubt caused by Affinity having to raise the water pressure even more than they already have due to the number of properties built and being built. Other areas of London may also have the same problem, or they may have better infrastructure. Also, Brent have built more than any other borough, well above HMG targets.
I think you are correct, K Pop is the beginning of June. I wonder if the organisers can get Affinity to stop their works for the two weeks of setup, performance and tear down? They can definitely have a plan LOL, for sure, like the one to get 15,000 out of the park in less than an hour through two of the smallest entrances on the network.
Why couldn't they have done these works when all the road alterations were being carried out outside Northwick Park hospital last year???
Is there is no joined up thinking anymore???
The developers building all these flats should be footing the bill for all these water mains repairs and replacements not us water bill payers!!!
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