Uisce Éireann and the County Council is replacing over 2 and a half kilometers of aged water mains in Mitchelstown.
The project to install new, modern pipes will begin next week.
Works will take place along the (L1418) Argalin Road, Sarsfield Casey Drive, Roches Heights, Captain Keane’s Grove and Brigown. The works will also involve laying new water service connections from the public water main in the road to customers’ property boundaries and connecting it to the customers’ water supply. Where the existing service connections on the public side are lead, these will be replaced as part of this improvement work.
Outlining the benefits that the water mains replacement project will bring to the local community, Paul Gray, Senior Portfolio Manager at Uisce Éireann, explained: “Old and damaged water mains are a huge source of leakage and continue to impact communities right across Ireland, causing low pressure and supply disruption. Replacing these old water mains in poor condition will eliminate existing leaks and significantly reduce the amount of clean drinking water lost into the ground.”
Paul added, “I would like to sincerely thank the people of Mitchelstown in advance for their patience and cooperation during the works. We know that based on previous experiences the short-term inconvenience will be overshadowed by the long-term benefits.”
Where water mains are being constructed traffic management will be put in place in the form of a traffic light system, but the area of works will be limited to short sections in order to minimise the impact on customers.
A road closure will also be required for the section of works in Brigown but a signposted diversion route will be implemented. Local and emergency traffic will be maintained at all times.
These works are being carried out Ward & Burke Construction Ltd on behalf of Uisce Éireann and is expected to be completed in September of this year.
