GMC Utilities has been appointed to replace old water mains in Mullingar to provide a more reliable and secure water supply.

The firm will work in partnership with Westmeath County Council and Irish Water.

The works will involve the replacement of almost 1.2km of old, cast iron water mains along the R390 in Ballinea. The old mains will be replaced with new, high density polyethylene (plastic) pipes which will reduce the number of bursts and water outages impacting customers and ensure a more reliable supply of water for the local community. The works will also involve laying new water service connections from the public water main in the road to customers’ property boundaries and connecting it to the customers’ water supply. Where existing service connections on the public side are lead, these will also be replaced as part of this improvement work.

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To facilitate the safe delivery of the works, a temporary disruption to supply including low pressure and outages is required on Tuesday 14 December from 9am until 4pm impacting customers in the following areas: Ballina, Dysart, Castletown Geoghegan, Kilpatrick, Habsorough, Strattonstown, Dundonnell, Byranstown and surrounding areas in Mullingar. Crews will make every effort to minimise the disruption to impacted customers and will work to complete these works as quickly and as efficiently as possible. It typically takes two to three hours following restoration time for the network to refill and normal water supply to fully return.

Some traffic management may be necessary, however, local and emergency access will be maintained. Irish Water and Westmeath County Council regret any inconvenience these essential upgrade works may cause. Customers can find helpful tips and advice on how to prepare for planned works and avoid issues with their water supply by visiting our prepare for works page. Irish Water and Westmeath County Council regret any inconvenience these necessary improvement works may cause.

The works, which are scheduled to begin on Monday 13 December and are expected to be completed in early 2022.