Coffey Northumbrian is to begin work upgrading old water mains in the Kilmacow area of Kilkenny.

The work will replace 2.9km of old, leaking mains with modern HDPE pipes. It will be carried out on a 2.2km stretch between Ballykeoghan and Lacey's Cross in Dangan and along a 700m stretch in Arderra.

The project is part of Irish Water's National Leakage Reduction Programme which will reduce the high level of leakage across the country by fixing or replacing ageing water mains over the next four years.

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Work is to get underway in the coming week and is expected to be completed by the end of October.

Mark O'Duffy, Water Networks Programme regional lead, commented: "We are pleased to be starting this project in the Kilmacow area which will reduce leakage and result in a major improvement in water supply for local customers. We understand that this type of work can be inconvenient and works crews will make every effort to minimise any disruption these necessary works cause."

(CM)