Leighton Buzzard's Hartwell Grove reopens after repairs to collapsed sewer

Anglian Water has confirmed that Hartwell Crescent has reopened following work to repair a collapsed sewer.

The water company says that the road surface was being "repaired and reinstated" this morning (September 16), and that the site has now been cleared.

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Central Bedfordshire Council (CBC) had originally announced that the emergency closure would be in place until September 18 – so the road's reopening comes two days earlier than planned.

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