Work on a 330-kilometre pipeline intended to tackle water scarcity has been delayed.
Anglian Water’s £500 million pipeline runs through Lincoln, carrying 55 million litres (12 million gallons) of water per day.
The utility blamed the Covid-19 pandemic, “unprecedented” weather conditions and supply problems caused by the war in Ukraine for the delay.
The supplier said it would inform parish councils and affected landowners in August about when work would resume.
Mrs De Vries, 59, lives in Greetwell, near Lincoln, where pipes lie piled up in a field next to Wragby Road East.
She said, “I haven’t seen anyone there for about eight to nine months.”
According to Mrs De Vries, local residents are wondering why the work is being delayed.
The pipeline – longer than the M1 motorway – would move water from the north of Anglian Water’s area, where it is more abundant, to the south.
Anglian Water also cited labour shortages and rising inflation as reasons for the delay in a statement.
However, the company was confident the project would be completed, adding that it would “reformulate” some of the planned works.
“We have communicated this to the parish councils and landowners concerned and will publish an updated timetable next month,” the report said.
In August last year, Anglian Water said it expected the pipeline, announced in 2019, completed end of 2025.
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