Ward and Burke Construction Limited, on behalf of Uisce Éireann, has successfully delivered a €28 million water supply scheme which will benefit South Dublin and North Wicklow.

The Old Connaught Woodbrook Water Supply Scheme is of one of the largest projects to upgrade the drinking water supply in these areas and will provide a more reliable water supply for existing homes and businesses while also providing additional capacity for future growth.

The project involved the construction of two new state-of-the-art reservoirs and 14km of new water mains, providing new drinking water infrastructure for the Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and North Wicklow area. It will also provide network resilience and flexibility for the GDA (Greater Dublin Area).

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Representatives from Uisce Éireann, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Wicklow County Council, Ward & Burke Construction Limited, RPS Group and Nicholas O’Dwyer Limited were present at an event to mark the completion of this critical upgrade.

Jessica Dale, Programme Manager with Uisce Éireann, said: "We are delighted to mark the completion of this critical project. Two new reservoirs and associated pipelines will provide enough storage capacity to meet current and future demands for homes and businesses across South Dublin and North Wicklow. The upgraded scheme will The upgraded scheme will cater for an additional 3,400 homes and over 300 businesses."

Jessica continued: "The Old Connaught Woodbrook Water Supply Scheme upgrade has been delivered with sustainability and biodiversity at the heart of the project. We designed wildflower landscaping to help conserve, enhance and work with the natural environment by planting multi species grass and trees at the site."

Meanwhile, Daniel Kennedy, Water Operations Lead with Uisce Éireann, added: "The addition of the two new reservoirs provides immediate operational flexibility and resilience of the water supply to the GDA.

"Some areas were previously supplied from the Vartry to Stillorgan trunk mains. If there was an issue on these trunk mains or they required preventative maintenance, it caused water outages to parts of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and North Wicklow, which can now be avoided."