Contractors Lowry Building and Civil Engineering have been appointed to start work on a £200,000 flood alleviation scheme in Ahoghill, Co Antrim

Work on the scheme is to start on Monday, 19 February, and is expected to take 12 weeks to complete.

The work involves the upgrading of the existing culvert system in the grounds of Brookside Presbyterian Church with the replacement of an existing culvert chamber, headwall and grille.

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The scheme has been developed following the flooding that occurred in August 2008 when floodwater over-spilled the banks of an open section of watercourse and flowed overland into the town centre causing internal flooding to 15 residential and 11 commercial properties.

There will also be further works undertaken at watercourses within Ahoghill where a new 36 metre box culvert and 76 metre pipeline will be built.

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