Authorities hasten slowly on repair

Authorities hasten slowly on repair

Yarra Trams and City West Water took more than three months to fix a burst water pipe and repair a footpath on Harbour Esplanade.

In January repair work was done on a burst pipe in front of the Customs building on Harbour Esplanade.

Two parts of the footpath were dug up to reach the pipe. Over the next few weeks repair workers were observed returning to the site but the footpath was not resurfaced.

According to a Yarra Trams spokesperson, Yarra Trams worked with City West Water to fix the burst pipe because it fed a sub-station that powered the tram network.

The spokesperson said the repair process had to be carefully managed due to safety reasons relating to high voltage cable located nearby.

The spokesperson said City West Water had attended the site on March 26 and carried out a permanent repair to the pipe and Yarra Trams had then filled the hole and removed tripping hazards from the area.

The spokesperson said asphalting of the site was due to be completed on the same day.

But only one of the holes has been asphalted. The other remains open and filled with rubble.

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