Fingal County Council and Irish Water have teamed up to carry out design and planning works on the Swords Water Main Rehabilitation project in Dublin.

Irish Water has announced it is investing around €8 million in the scheme which will replace the strategic trunk water main to provide a more reliable water supply for local homes and businesses.

The water main will be replaced from the junction near Cooks Road and Forest Road, down through Swords Main Street and North Street and on to the Jordanstown Reservoir.

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Advance works are continuing and are programmed for completion by the end of September. Contract documents are currently being finalised and will be progressed to the tender stage later this year. The construction contract is scheduled to take approximately 21 months to complete.

Padraig Hanly, Water Rehabilitation Leakage Programmes Regional Lead said: "The Swords Water Main Rehabilitation project is a priority project for Irish Water. Over the last 40 years this water main has had a long history of bursting. The replacement of the water main forms part of Irish Water’s investment to improve the water and wastewater infrastructure in Fingal. Replacing the water main will ensure that customers in Swords and in parts of Malahide and Portmarnock will have a more reliable and secure supply which will result in fewer disruptions to their water supply."

(CD/MH)