Wellington water pipes burst: 'Essential' toilet flushing only, traffic disruption

Residents living in the area highlighted in orange are asked to minimise their water use. Photo / Supplied

Residents living in Wellington's CBD are asked to flush the toilet only if essential and minimise the use of inside drains, due to a burst water pipe.

Wellington City Council advised of the burst pipe, at the intersection of Victoria and Mercer Sts, yesterday.

Repairs are now underway to a burst wastewater pipe, Victoria and Merce street. There is no indication wastewater entered Wellington Harbour, but please stay out Whairepo lagoon.

— Wellington Water (@WgtnWaterOutage) January 25, 2021

Work to fix the pipe was likely to affect traffic on Victoria St and Jervois Quay on Tuesday, and Mercer St remained closed.

Wellington Water said there was no indication wastewater had gone into Wellington Harbour but the public were asked to stay out of Whairepo lagoon in the meantime.

People living in the area surrounding the burst pipe were asked to minimise wastewater use with "essential flushing of toilets only please".

The following traffic management plans are now in place as we work on repairing the wastewater pipe.
Mercer Street: will be closed
Victoria Street: no traffic will be able to travel past Harris St
Jervois Quay: no traffic will be able turn onto Harris St. pic.twitter.com/EXtg3De8e3

— Wellington Water (@WgtnWaterOutage) January 25, 2021