A water main improvement project in Quay Street, Co Louth, has been completed.

As part of Irish Water's Leakage Reduction Programme almost 300 metres of old problematic water mains were replaced along Quay Street to reduce leakage and provide the community with a more reliable supply of water and reduce the occurrence of supply interruptions.

The works also involved laying new water service connections from the public water main in the road to customers’ property boundaries and connecting it to the customer's water supply. Where the existing service connections on the public side were lead these were replaced as part of this improvement work.

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Matt Thomson, Regional Lead with Irish Water, said: "These works are part of investment by Irish Water to upgrade the water network in Co Louth and were delivered as part of Irish Water’s Leakage Reduction Programme. Replacing old pipes will safeguard the water supply for homes that previously experienced interruption to their supply during peak demand periods. The installation of new water mains will also help conserve this precious resource and improve levels of service for homes and businesses in the area. We would like to thank the community and businesses for their patience and cooperation as we continue to deliver vital water network improvement works and leak repairs across the county helping to safeguard the water supply."