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Essential sewerage works on the R610 in Cork are almost complete.
A section of the road, close to Passage West library, is closed for the works to take place, but is due to reopen from Saturday 10 November.
The Irish Water project will stop the decades-long practice of discharging untreated sewage into Cork Lower Harbour and clean up the harbour.
It is being delivered as part of the Cork Lower Harbour Main Drainage Project
When all Cork Lower Harbour Main Drainage works are complete in 2021, the project will treat all wastewater from Passage West, Monkstown, Ringaskiddy, Crosshaven, Carrigaline, Glenbrook, Shanbally, Coolmore and Cobh. This means 20,000 homes and businesses will be connected to the new scheme and that raw sewage will no longer be discharged into the Harbour.
Approximately 20,000 wheelie bins of sewage are currently discharged into the harbour every day.
(CM)
