Traffic in Hendon remains chaotic today as The Burroughs is still closed following a burst water main.

Transport for London has confirmed that bus routes 143, 326, 183, 643, 653 and 683 are all subject to diversions.

The Burroughs, Brent Street and Church Road are also congested as a result of the road closure.

A main burst outside Hendon Town Hall at 1am on Monday and Thames Water engineers repaired it by 6am.

However, as they finished mending the original burst pipe, another one sprung a leak.

This second leak caused so much damage that a significant part of the road needed to be resurfaced.

As a result, Thames Water does not expect to be able to reopen the road until tomorrow evening.

In a statement the water company said: “We are still hoping to reopen the road by tomorrow evening.

“The concrete is being poured today and the tarmac is on site ready to be poured first thing tomorrow morning.

“We're really sorry for the disruption but are getting the repair done as quickly as possible.”