Uisce Éireann is progressing well with important water supply upgrades to help drive down leakage across County Wexford.

The national utility is working with Wexford County Council to replace almost 800 metres of aged water mains with new modern pipes along Cahore Road. Work will commence this week, providing a more reliable water supply and reducing the amount of treated drinking water lost to leakage.

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.

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Outlining the benefits the water mains replacement project will bring, Joe Carroll, Regional Delivery Lead at Uisce Éireann, explained: "Old and damaged water mains are a huge source of leakage and continue to impact communities right across Ireland, causing low pressure and supply disruption. Replacing these old water mains in poor condition will eliminate existing leaks and significantly reduce the amount of clean drinking water lost into the ground.

"I would like to thank the local community in advance for their patience and cooperation during the works. We know based on previous experiences that the short-term inconvenience will be overshadowed by the long-term benefits."

Where water mains are being constructed traffic management will be in place during this time. Local and emergency traffic will be maintained at all times.

These works are being carried out by Shareridge Civil Engineering in partnership with Wexford County Council on behalf of Uisce Éireann and are due to be completed by mid-March.