Sheffield burst water main: Roadworks to fix huge Clarkson Road leak could take a week

Hundreds of gallons of water were lost yesterday (October 7) when a major pipe burst on Clarkson Street, near to Sheffield Children’s Hospital.

As a result, the road was shut and this had a severe impact on traffic on nearby Brook Hill and Hanover Way, two of the busiest routes in the city.

Videos by members of the public show how engineers at the site have dug up extensive sections of the road to combat the huge leak.

Meanwhile, the bottom two levels of the nearby Q-Park car park on Durham Road were reportedly flooded by the gushing water.

Now, Yorkshire Water says roadworks to repair the damaged pipework and street surface could take until October 13.

Clarkson Street remains closed in both directions today (October 8), which is expected to cause traffic problems over the weekend.