NI Water has commenced work on a major programme of Sewer Improvement Work in the Culcavy Road area of Hillsborough.

The work involves laying a sewerage pumping main along the Culcavy Road from the Hillsborough Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) to the Magherageery sewage pumping station.

Construction of the pumping main has commenced and work is expected to continue for approximately 10 weeks.

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As the Sewer Improvement Work moves off the main road, motorists can expect to experience relatively low level of traffic disruption due to works traffic accessing the site. This is likely to continue for around six months, but will have less impact once the main road works are complete.

The existing Hillsborough Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) has reached the end of its useful life, and is in need of replacement. NI Water decided that the preferred option is to transfer the sewerage to the Lisburn Catchment and treat it at the New Holland WwTW site. This scheme will improve the sewerage infrastructure in the Hillsborough and Culcavy area, accommodating future development, and will vastly improve the water quality in the local Carnreagh River and its receiving water - the River Lagan.

(CD/JP)