Thames Water Fined for Dangerous Street Works

0:00On April 22nd, teams water just got hit with a 10,000 pound fine from Kensington and Chelsea Council for leaving a Chelsea Street in a straight up dangerous mess. This all went down and see more walk during some street works where the site was wide open with no proper barriers, tools scattered everywhere, and zero safe paths for pedestrians. Council officers showed up in July of last year and spotted the major safety fails right away. They told the company to fix it, but the next day nothing had changed. No barriers up, footway closed without any detour, leaving folks forced into, traffic, people walking by were at real risk, and it wasn't the first time. Back in January this year, the same council dragged Tim's water to court for other street work screw-ups, landing them a 9,000 pound fine, plus 2,000 pounds victim surcharge, and another 9,000 in costs. Among the hazards, they found a ramp flipped upside down with the rough side up, a work vehicle blocking the sidewalk, and access to homes, and a heavy.

1:03Paving slab propped up on edge, ready to topple on someone. The council standing firm, saying utility companies got to keep streets safe and minimize headaches for everyone. They're not playing holding these big firms accountable so no one else gets put in harm's way.