Severn Trent Water has been ordered to pay more than £56,000 for unnecessary disruption to the public on Shropshire Council’s highways network.
This is due to misuse of the statutory powers that enable utilities companies to close a road for work classified as “emergency/urgent work” without prior planning or notification.
Read the full story on the Shropshire Council website here: newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk/2023/10/severn-trent-water-fined-56000-for-misuse-of-road-closure-powers/