Cumberland Street: Sheffield road with five bus stops will shut for another two weeks for yet more repairs
A troubled Sheffield city centre is in for yet more repairs in the fallout of a water main bursting last month.
Thousands of properties were left without water on October 15 when a mains pipe beneath Cumberland Street sprang a major leak.
The street at the bottom of The Moor was partially closed for two weeks while repairs were carried out - only for another hole to appear at the junction with Eyre Street on November 17.
Now, Yorkshire Water has confirmed Cumberland Street is shutting for another week as it carries out a “permanent repair.”
More repairs for Cumberland Street - how long will road stay closed?
Cumberland Street will be shut from Bishop Street, the entrance from South Lane, and Eyre Street between 5am on Tuesday, November 25, until Tuesday, December 2, 2025.
Cumberland Street is a major route for many city centre buses and has five bus stops.
A diversion will be in leading from Eyre Street to the Furnival Gate roundabout and back along to St Mary’s Gate and the roundabout with Moore Street.
Yorkshire Water said the damage is the result of “consequential repairs” for the water mains burst on November 17.
A Yorkshire Water spokesperson said: “We have worked closely with the council’s Highways team, local bus providers, SYMCA and The Moor management team to keep impact to a minimum whilst we carry out this important repair.
“We appreciate that this is a busy city centre, and we would like to thank road users and those living and working in the area for their patience whilst we carry out this important repair.
“Our contract partners M Group, will be working as quickly as possible and we will reopen the road as soon as it is safe to do so.”
The repair work will be carried out in two halves to ensure that delivery vehicles can access The Moor loading bays, using a manned road closure on South Lane between the hours of 6am and 6pm for the duration of the repair works.
The first set of repairs were so extensive that diggers uncovered historic cobblestones hidden beneath the road.
In October, the “repeated failures” from the region’s water provider prompted Sheffield Central MP Abtisam Mohamed to write a letter to Yorkshire Water Chair Vanda Murray OBE demanding a full explanation for the company’s performance.
It also comes as Sheffield City Council has tabled a plan to charge utility companies £2,500 a day when they dig up the busiest roads at peak times.
Namely, the motion submitted by Sheffield Labour at a full council meeting in October took aim at “repeated and often uncoordinated road works across Sheffield by utility companies [causing] disruption and frustration for residents”.