Thames Water is getting work underway on a major £15 million project to install a 4km water main to serve Greenwich Peninsula – supplying water to thousands of new homes and businesses in one of London's fastest growing districts.
The water company is installing the water main to serve a range of new developments including the Greenwich Peninsula, where 15,000 new homes are being built around The O2.
Labelled by developers as ‘New London’, the district will also see new schools, shops and places to eat in an area twice the size of Soho.
The Greenwich project is a prelude to a major overhaul of London’s Victorian water network from next year when hundreds of kilometres of mains will be upgraded with £300m of additional funding from Thames Water’s owners as part of the company’s ambitious turnround plan to improve performance.
Godfried Nyamekyeh, Thames Water project manager, said:
“London is growing fast, so it’s vital we update our infrastructure to keep pace with new developments across the city.
“The Greenwich project will ensure a resilient and reliable water supply for existing customers in the area as well as the thousands of people who will be moving to the peninsula over the next few years.”
The new pipe will be almost a metre in diameter at its widest, carrying 300 litres of water a second from the Thames Water treatment works at Deptford. The project is set for completion by March 2024.
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