Irish Water is continuing work to develop a new 4km pipeline link from the existing water treatment plant at Vartry to Callowhill in Co Wicklow.

The project, which got underway in January, has progressed to schedule and the final pipe section has now been laid.

Irish Water said: "Construction works will be largely confined to the sites at Callowhill Lower, the summit break pressure tank and the Vartry Water Treatment Plant. We currently expect the construction works to complete to programme in December 2018.

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"We would like to reiterate our commitment to working with the local community to minimise the impact where possible as we work together to complete these essential works."

The scheme is a priority element of the major upgrade of the overall Vartry Water scheme by Irish Water. Works include developing a new pumping station at the existing Vartry Water Treatment Plant, four kilometres of buried pipeline from Vartry to Callowhill and a break pressure tank at Callowhill.

Image: Minister Andrew Doyle, Cllrs Derek Mitchel, Steven Matthew and Brendan Thornhill and Callista Brien(IW) at the Summit Break Pressure Tank currently under construction.

(LM)