New paving outside Sheffield Town Hall dug up to fix heating pipes

A deep hole has been dug in new paving outside Sheffield Town Hall.

Contractors dug down 6ft to reach pipes under Pinstone Street, wrecking flagstones laid just a few months ago.

A sign stated it was for District Energy improvements on behalf of Veolia, the council’s private sector waste contractor.

Pinstone Street was repaved last year as part of the Connecting Sheffield cycling and walking scheme.

The district heating network feeds steam from the incinerator on Bernard Road to council-owned buildings including the Town Hall and City Hall.

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Last month, contractors dug a hole in Barkers Pool near the Holland and Barrett health food store also for district heating works.

Sheffield City Council was contacted for comment.

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