Councillor Shaun Wilkinson said the new pipe section which was worked on off-site on Monday had finally been delivered – and the good news was that they had all the necessary manpower to push the installation.
“We are now in a careful process of fitting, turning, adjusting, testing and tightening the pipe. We are hoping and praying for a successful operation to install the new pipe without any glitches and as quickly as possible.”
Wilkinson said the deadline for completion, which was set for Friday, still remained in place and teams were working hard to install the pipe.
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