Work is moving forward to deliver a more secure water supply in Cork city as part of a key rehabilitation programme.

Irish Water and Cork City Council are collaborating to replace a further 1.9km of problematic water mains in the Beaumont area. This follows on from mains work in November, with the new phase set to begin in mid-January. 

Works are to be delivered in a phased manner on The Crescent/Dundanion Road, Linden Avenue/Woodvale Road, Dundanion Road (adjacent to Temple Vale) and Beaumont Drive (from the Crescent to the Blackrock Road). The first phase of works is to be delivered at The Crescent/Dundanion Road. Customers on those roads where work is due to take place will be notified directly before works commence at that location.

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Outlining the benefits the mains replacement will bring, Steven Blennerhassett from Irish Water, explained: "These further upgrades will continue to benefit the local community in Beaumount by strengthening and reinforcing the water network. When the project is finished, we will have replaced almost 3km of old pipes in Beamount. This will result in reducing leakages and unplanned outages while providing a better water supply to our customers."

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

"A stop-go traffic management system may be in place and will be limited to short sections to minimise impact on customers. During this project there may be some short-term water outages and the project team will ensure that customers are given a minimum of 48 hours notice before any planned water outages.

"We understand that road works and water outages can be inconvenient, but our crews will make every effort to minimise disruption to local communities as we continue to improve the water supply in Cork and progress the National Leakage Reduction Programme."

Ward and Burke Limited is delivering these works on behalf of Irish Water, with completion expected by July 2022.