Ward and Burke Construction has been appointed to improve and upgrade water the water supply in Ballincolly, Charleville.

The project is due to commence later this month and involves the replacement of approximately 2.8 km of aged water mains with new modern pipes along N20 and L5494, in Ballincolly.

When completed, the upgrade will provide a more reliable water supply and reduce the amount of treated drinking water lost to leakage. The works are a critical step in conserving our precious resource and reducing high levels of leakage which have been a significant source of disruption and outages for customers.

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

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Senior Portfolio Manager, for Uisce Éireann’s National Leakage Reduction Programme, Paul Gray, said: "Old and damaged water mains remain 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.

"The delivery of these essential works will help provide a safer, more secure water supply for Ballincolly, by minimising the frequency of bursts and improving the resilience of the network."

To facilitate the safe delivery of the works, traffic management in the form of flagmen/ traffic lights will be place along the N20 and a road closure along the L5494. Traffic flows will be diverted during the closure. Local and emergency traffic will always be maintained.

Night works will be required along the N20 section of works. The night works period granted by Cork County Council extends from 7 pm, Monday, 21 August to 7 am, Friday, 15 September 2023.

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 project is due to be completed by the end of October 2023.