The plastic pipes will reduce the risk of damage from soil corrosion and traffic vibrations and will be placed inside the old metal pipes where possible to reduce disruption to residents and motorists
 

Lawrence Gosden, Thames Water's Head of Capital Delivery, said: “The work in this area is part of a wider project to upgrade Victorian water mains across London. We have renewed more than 1,300 miles of mains in the capital over the past five years, helping cut leakage by 24%. By the end of this year, 1,300 miles of old pipe - enough to stretch more than 11 times around the M25 - will have been renewed.”
 

The Richmond project begins on Monday 23 November. A drop-in session for local people to learn more about the work is taking place from 10.30am to 2.30pm on Saturday 14 November in a mobile customer unit located on Richmond Hill opposite Richmond Gate Hotel.