A CONVOY of tankers have been rumbling along the A259 heading to tanker waste water at Cinque Ports Pumping Station in Hastings.
This is the latest in a series of disruptions in recent months. According to Southern Water this is due to the temporary shutdown of the Cinque Ports Pumping Station.
On its website they wrote: “From Tuesday, February 6 for three days, there will be 56 tankers in Hastings. This is a planned shutdown of the pumping station.
“We are turning off Cinque Ports Pumping Station for three days which means we’ll need to tanker the wastewater to Hastings Treatment Works.
“This planned work will require approximately 56 tankers which is a similar number to when there has been a burst.
“We understand this is an inconvenience for residents and visitors to the area but after reviewing the methodology, this is the best strategy to get the work done safely and quickly for everyone.”
They added: “We’ll have people to manage the traffic for three days to control tankers pulling out of Cinque Ports Way onto the A259. There will be no need for temporary traffic lights, as agreed by East Sussex Highways.
“You will see tankers in our working areas which are Seaside Road, along Cinque Ports Way and the Bulverhythe car park. You will notice extra vehicle movements in and around the local area.”
During this time, they will be using stop and go boards at Bulverhythe Car Park, in Bexhill Road. No parking will be available.
However, many believe that the reasons for the ongoing issues is due to the infrastructure being out-of-date and in urgent need of repair or replacement.
One resident, who lives in Bolebrooke Road but asked not to be named, said: “Here we go again. Every time there is an issue tankers are here in abundance and it is very disruptive.
“The road is not fit for purpose when it comes to dealing with vehicles of that size and it’s clearly damaging the road surface.
“I know that our local MP Huw Merriman has had several discussions with Southern Water but clearly there are several issues that still need to be resolved, and the sooner the better.”
