Glan Agua has commenced work on the sewerage network in Charlestown, Co Mayo.

The Irish Water project will involve upgrading the existing wastewater treatment plant in the area, installing new sewers, upgrading existing sewers and installing a new outfall to the Mullaghanoe River.

Work is currently taking place through the town along the N17 route to install the new sewers. This phase of the project will take eight weeks to complete.

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Colm Claffey, Irish Water, said: "The project team will need to assess the ground conditions by digging a number of trial pits in the area of the square in Charlestown. This work will commence on Monday, February 04 and is expected take approximately two days to complete. We will then commence construction of the new sewer from the railway line on the N17, adjacent to Cassidy Motors. From there, the works will progress through the town centre, crossing the square and along the N17 as far as the Garda Station."

The work forms part of a €19 million investment in the Killala, Foxford and Charlestown Sewerage Scheme.

(CM/JG)