Drainforce Limited were called to an urgent response for Newport County Council, after a hole appeared in a main road. Drainforce quickly mobilised on site and completed excavation investigation work that uncovered a collapsed surface water culvert that is over 100 years old and was not marked on any drainage records.

The road is closed for vehicles whilst we are working to clean the culvert with one our state of the art 32t Waste Water Recyclers and this is supported on site with a CCTV main team to survey the drainage to ensure the its clean and Newport County Councils' drainage records can be updated.

The final stage of the work will include repairing the culvert, where specialist materials are being manufactured to meet the job requirements, these materials are special delivery items and have been fast-tracked through manufacture because of the urgency of the job. When the repair has been completed the excavation area will be backfilled with foamed concrete and the road tarmacked and opened back up for vehicular use. The duration of the works is 2 weeks to complete.

A great example of teamwork and collaboration, we're pleased to help the Newport community and council. Thanks to our contract with Newport County Council, residents can rest assured that our expertise and commitment means the work will be delivered to the highest standard and importantly, that the issue will be rectified for the future.

You can read the Wales Online article here.

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