Plans to address ageing water mains across County Cork are progressing well.

Uisce Éireann and Cork County Council are collaborating to replace approximately 3.2km of ageing, problematic water mains prone to bursts in Ballynoe.

These works will begin next week and form a key step in reducing high levels of leakage.

Portfolio Manager for Uisce Éireann's National Leakage Reduction Programme, Paul Moroney said: "Old and damaged water mains are a huge source of leakage and continue to impact communities right across Ireland. The National Leakage Reduction Programme helps provide a more reliable water supply to Irish communities by reducing high levels of leakage and improving water quality. The 3200m of new water mains will eliminate existing leaks and provide a more reliable supply for the people of Ballynoe."

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The section of works will take place along the L1528 and L5829 Ballynoe Village, L1529 Ballynoe to Newtown and L5827 Newtown, Ballynoe Co Cork. Traffic management in the form of road closures will be in place on these roads for the duration of the project to safely and efficiently deliver the works. The works may involve some short-term water interruptions and the project team will ensure that customers are given a minimum of 48 hours' notice prior to any planned water interruptions. 

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. If the existing service connections on the public side are lead these will be replaced as part of these improvement works.

The works will be carried out on behalf of Uisce Éireann by Ward and Burke Construction Ltd and are expected to be completed by August 2023.