AG Wilson Civil Engineering will commence an additional phase of sewer improvements next week in Portadown, County Armagh, on behalf of NI Water.

The works will get underway on Monday, March 24, on the access road to The Meadows car park adjacent to the Pleasure Gardens area and will involve the replacement of a section of old sewer and manhole to improve the condition of the network serving businesses in this part of the town.

The improvements will also help to reduce the likelihood of sewer collapses, bursts and out-of-sewer flooding in this part of Portadown. The works are expected to take up to two weeks to complete.

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A road closure will be in place to facilitate the improvements. Discussing the associated traffic management, NI Water Project Manager, Kieran Grant said: "To carry out the work as safely as possible, the access road will be closed beyond Meadow Lane East Car Park. Motorists will need to access The Meadows via the McDonald’s entrance off Meadow Lane while this work is ongoing. Access to the council-owned Meadow Lane East Car Park will not be affected."

Kieran added: "NI Water and our sewer improvement project team from AECOM and AG Wilson would like to thank local businesses and the wider public for their patience and cooperation while we undertake these essential improvement works. Every effort will be made to minimise disruption and complete the work as quickly as possible."