A programme of water supply improvements has begun in the County Wicklow town of Greystones.

Irish Water is working in partnership with Wicklow County Council to improve the supply in the town, driving down leakage and enhancing water supply.

Over 1km of old and broken, cast iron water mains have already been replaced in the Trafalgar Road and Cliff Road areas of the town with customers already enjoying a more reliable water supply and improved water quality. These old cast iron mains were replaced with new, modern pipework which has significantly reduced the number of bursts and water outages that were impacting customers.

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The next upgrade project planned for the town will take place in the coming days in Windgates and involves the replacement of 500 meters of aged cast iron water mains with new modern pipes. The works will take place along the R761 and 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 customer's water supply.

These works form part of Irish Water's national Leakage Reduction Programme.

Speaking about the project Joe Carrol, Leakage Reduction Programme Regional Lead with Irish Water said: "The size and scale of the leakage challenge nationally is well documented. Replacing these old and damaged pipes in Greystones which have a history of bursting, along with the works already undertaken, will not only reduce the amount of drinking water lost to leakage, it will also improve water quality for the local community.

"We understand that road works can be inconvenient, but our crews will make every effort to minimise disruption to the local community as we continue to improve the water supply in Greystones and progress the national Leakage Reduction Programme across Wicklow."