A ROAD in Andover remains closed after a main water burst. 

As the incident is a large burst in an awkward position, Southern Water said Finkley Road is likely to be closed over the weekend.

Southern Water were first made aware of an incident at 5am yesterday and announced online 45 minutes later that a team of engineers were on their to make necessary repairs.

Just after 10.30am the water company announced that 'due to the complexity of the repairs, the burst in Andover, will take some more time to fix.'

A spokesperson for Southern Water said: "We were called to a burst water main in Finkley Road, Andover, at 5am [yesterday].

"We initially had 23 calls from customers to say they had no water.

"The pipe was isolated and supply re-diverted at about 8am, leaving four properties without water.

"We’ll need to close Finkley Road, between Smannell Road and Manor Farm, to carry out the repair safely.

"We expect the closure and diversion to be in place soon.

"We’re sorry for the inconvience and will work as quickly as we can to restore supplies and reopen the road."

The water company gave customers who had no water supply with bottled water.

Southern Water added affected customers are now back in supply.