Work on a 330-kilometer gas pipeline, designed to solve water shortages, has been postponed.
Anglian Water’s £500 million pipeline will pass through Lincoln, carrying 55 million liters (12 million gallons) of water a day.
The utility blamed the delay on the Covid-19 pandemic, “unprecedented” weather conditions and supply issues related to the war in Ukraine.
The supplier said it would inform parish councils and affected property owners in August about when works would resume.
De Vries, 59, lives in Greetwell, near Lincoln, where pipes are stacked in a field off Wragby Road East.
She said: “I haven’t seen anyone there for about eight to nine months.”
According to De Vries, people living near the site are wondering why the work is delayed.
The pipeline – longer than the M1 motorway – would transport water from the north of the Anglian Water area, where it is most abundant, to the south.
In a statement, Anglian Water also cited labor shortages and rising inflation as reasons for the delay.
However, the company was adamant the project would be completed, adding it would “rework” some of the planned work.
“We have communicated this to the parish councils and affected property owners and will publish an updated timetable next month,” he said.
In August last year, Anglian Water said it expected the pipeline – announced in 2019 – to be completed by the end of 2025.
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