Irish Water has teamed up with Gas Networks Ireland to carry out work on a €25 million plan to bring gas to Wexford.

Work on the Wexford Town Gas and Water Project will begin on 12 September.

Phase 1 works will run from September until early 2017, with Phase 2 expected to commence mid-2017.

Phase 1 of the project will see approximately 14km of gas pipelines constructed within the town. In collaboration with Irish Water, 1km of water mains will be replaced on the Newtown Road during the phase and site investigation works and surveys will be carried out throughout the town.

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Phase 2 will see building out a further 13km of gas pipelines around the town, together with the replacement of 11.7km of old water mains in poor condition with high levels of leakage, the majority of which coincide with the gas route. 2017 water main replacement works will also include the decommissioning of approximately 1,000 lead backyard shared water service connections.

Senior Construction Engineer Andrew Doyle, Gas Networks Ireland, said: "We continue to engage with local authority personnel, politicians and other stakeholders as we have done right throughout the Wexford project to date. We are very mindful that works are an inconvenience and cause disruption to both businesses and residents along the town route. However our aim is to ensure that all those on the route are informed of when we are working in their area and that our traffic management plans are in place and working effectively. The safety of the public remains our number one priority and every effort will also be made to minimise disruption."

(CD)