A series of water mains improvements are underway in the village of Lettermore in County Galway.

Irish Water is replacing over 1.2 kilometres of problematic water mains along the R374, between the cross bridge at Lettermore and Muintearas, Murvagh Island. These form part of the utility's €500 million National Leakage Reduction Programme.

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The replacement of this section of water main and service connections will reduce the instances of bursts and water outages in the area and will ensure a more reliable supply of water to customers and local businesses. Replacement of water mains and service connections will eliminate existing leaks and reduce the amount of clean drinking water lost into the ground. These works will also deliver cost savings by providing improved water network operation that will require less maintenance in the future.

The works are scheduled for completion in July.

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