The news came like a bolt from the blue yesterday: due to urgent repairs to the pipeline near the roundabout between Via Marconi and Viale Colombo , Abbanoa will be forced to cut off the water supply to all of Quartu, excluding the coast, for most of tomorrow from 10:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., even though residents in some areas have received phone notifications that the service will be restored around 6:45 p.m. This will once again cause enormous inconvenience, not only for residents, but also for businesses, some of which will even be forced to close. The mood in the city center is grim.
"This is a huge inconvenience for us," says Giovanni Usai of "I Like caffè" right across from the City Hall. "We haven't decided what to do yet. We could open early in the morning, but after 10:30 it will be a problem, especially because you have to guarantee services. Plus, if you don't have water, you have to serve everything in cartons, and cartons cost money, so you have to raise prices."
Alessandro Pinna of the hair salon at Via Vespucci 3 is also distressed: "We've already notified our female clients that we won't be able to work tomorrow. We'll try to do something with men's haircuts, which are quicker, but without water, it's a huge problem for us. But how can they cut off the water supply to the entire city? Can't they just cut off the water in specific areas?"
Once the repairs are complete , the Sa Serrixedda city reservoirs will be reopened and water will gradually resume throughout the city. The situation should return to normal by this evening.
Abbanoa assures that "the Operator's technicians will ensure that the interruption time is kept as short as possible and that service is restarted early if the intervention is concluded prematurely. Any anomalies can be reported to the Abbanoa fault reporting service by calling the 24-hour toll-free number 800.022.040. Abbanoa warns that when service is resumed, the water may be temporarily cloudy due to the emptying and refilling of the pipes."
And significant traffic disruption is also expected. The repairs affect a crucial traffic hub, and Via Della Musica will also be closed for the weekly market.