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Road set to close in bid to tackle persistent pong

Darren CalpinLocal Democracy reporter
News imageGoogle A Google Streetview image of Bourges Boulevard - a dual carriageway road with a metal barrier in the central reservation. The view is from the rear of a vehicle and there are cars driving up behind, and there is a van pulling out of a junction in the other carriageway. On the left there is a big three-storey brick building that says "to let" on the side, and there are some trees in full bloom. On the right is a brick wall next to a pavement that runs alongside the road. There are further trees and the edge of an industrial building behind the wall.Google
There have been ongoing complaints about a smell on Bourges Boulevard in Peterborough

Efforts to identify and eliminate the cause of a bad smell in Peterborough will see part of a main road shut this month.

Anglian Water engineers are due to carry out "tankering" - a process using heavy-duty vacuum tankers to collect liquid waste - as they try to solve the problem along Bourges Boulevard.

The southbound stretch between the Crescent Bridge roundabout and Rivergate is due to close overnight for up to five days from Tuesday.

An Anglian Water spokesperson said: "Our team is carrying out investigations on our nearby sites and assets to find a solution for this odour."

It follows an announcement by the company in April that it would fit specialist smell-trapping covers to drains near the Park Inn, in a bid to counter the worst effects of the pong.

As previously reported by the Peterborough Telegraph, the odour has become a persistent problem in the area, especially during prolonged spells of hot or wet weather.

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