Barkham village shop says trade has plunged 60-70% since Thames Water closed part of Bearwood Road in February - and new underground electricity works starting today will bring more road closures.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks will work in the area until May 18. Closures: Blagrove Lane until April 27; Evendons Lane April 27-May 5; Edneys Hill in stages May 5-18. Thames Water's pipe upgrade has closed part of Bearwood Road since February 16 and is expected to last until late September.
The Barkham Village Store, run by Raj and Ashu Dole, reports sales down by up to 70% with passing trade gone.
Mr Dole said: "The road has been closed for a very long time. They closed the road on February 16 and they haven't moved."
He added: "We have had no passing trade since the road works started... it's really, really quiet."
"At one point I was thinking of closing the store, but I don't want to do that. We may need to take a loan in order to survive."
"The Post Office is alright - people still come for postal services, but above all, we are a convenience store."
Despite high-voltage cones, Mr Dole said: "It's purely Thames Water. There is no electricity - it's to make people working there aware."
Cllr Adrian Betteridge said the council's streetworks team negotiated a delay so Bearwood Road remained open while there were roadworks at the Tesco and Molly Millar's Lane roundabout. He added: "Whilst the replacement of the trunk main is very disruptive, in the long term everyone will benefit from it."
A Thames Water spokesperson said the scheme is part of its "biggest network upgrade in 150 years” adding, "we have been working to keep disruption to a minimum...We would like to thank residents, businesses and motorists for their patience."
Ted O'Neill, Local Democracy Reporter
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