{"id":54652,"date":"2024-02-08T13:14:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T13:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=54652"},"modified":"2024-02-08T13:22:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T13:22:35","slug":"burst-pipe-on-archer-road-causes-disruption-for-local-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/02\/08\/burst-pipe-on-archer-road-causes-disruption-for-local-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Burst pipe on Archer Road causes disruption for Sheffield business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A business in Sheffield is still struggling after Archer Road was closed for a week due to a burst water main.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The road closure deterred customers from using the Express Hand Car Wash in Woodseats, which was near the road closure, causing a significant loss of customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Director of Express Hand Car Wash Hadi Butimar, said: \u201cI have had to use my own money to pay for the rent, to pay rates, bills and it means I\u2019m losing everything and if things like these continue it could force me to close my business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are worried customers might not return as they find somewhere else, which means we could lose them forever.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The road closure led to diversions which resulted in bad traffic from Bocking Lane to Woodseats Road. One lady on Facebook described it as \u2018bedlam\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Looks to be a pipe burst on Archer Road, I\u2019d suggest avoiding it if you\u2019re local <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HelpSheffield?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HelpSheffield<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SheffCouncil?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SheffCouncil<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mhutkc5GGu\">pic.twitter.com\/mhutkc5GGu<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rex Everything (@rexeverything_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rexeverything_\/status\/1753065343520764232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The water main has been fixed and the road has reopened however Mr Butimar said it is still having an impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Butimar said: \u201cThis is really affecting our business, usually we have 10 staff a day, but we&#8217;ve had to cut down to three staff a day, but we are still losing money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe staff are upset about it because when they are not working they are not making money and it\u2019s affecting their lives, especially with prices increasing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The water is privately supplied and serviced by Yorkshire Water. Compliance officer, John Mccaughey, aged 40 from Woodseats said: \u201cPrivatisation really angers me, it\u2019s just a monopoly, they can charge what they like and no one else has a say on it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"849\" src=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2-1-of-1-1024x849.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2-1-of-1-980x812.jpg 980w, https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2-1-of-1-480x398.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">John Mccaughey, 40 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A Yorkshire Water spokesperson said: &#8220;We\u2019re sorry about the burst main on Archer Road. Our teams attended quickly to carry out a repair on the 1 February, and the road has reopened on Wednesday, February 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We understand how disruptive this can be and would like to thank our customers for bearing with us as our teams worked hard to reinstate the road.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This incident follows other similar incidents which have caused disruption for the city over the last six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A number of cafes were forced to close last November due to a burst pipe in the city centre. 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