Plans have got underway to develop a more secure water supply in Newbliss, Co Monaghan.

Irish Water and Monaghan County Council are working to replace over 3.2 km of damaged, old water mains, reducing the high level of leakage and improving water quality.

The works are scheduled to commence in the coming days and will take place along the R183 from Newbliss to Kileevan and onto St Livious Church. Works will also take place along the L2152 and the L21521. The works are due for completion in January 2022. Farrans Construction Ltd is contracted to carry out the work on behalf of Irish Water.

Outlining the benefits of these works Declan Cawley, Irish Water, explained: "These essential works will benefit customers in Newbliss by replacing ageing water mains with new and improved plastic pipes, which will strengthen and reinforce the water network. The immediate impact of this work will see an improvement to water supply in the area as well as minimising disruptions in the customers water supply by reducing leakage and improving water quality.

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"Upon completion, there will be significant improvements in the network performance and levels of customer service in this area in terms of efficiency and security of supply.

"To facilitate the safe delivery of the works, there will be some traffic management in place however local and emergency access will be maintained at all times.  

"The works may involve some short-term water outages and the project team will ensure that customers are given a minimum of 48 hours' notice prior to any planned water outages. We understand that this type of work can be inconvenient and works crews will make every effort to minimise any disruption these necessary works cause.

"This mains replacement work is part of a significant investment by Irish Water to upgrade the water network in Monaghan and we would like to thank customers in advance for their cooperation and patience while we complete this essential job."