Farrans Construction will commence works this week to improve the water supply in Keadue, West Donegal, Uisce Éireann has announced.

More than 3.6km of old cast iron water mains will be replaced in the area by winter as part of the utility company's National Leakage Reduction Programme.

These improvement 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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These works will not only give local homes and businesses more confidence in their supply, but the new pipework will put an end to leakage of treated water into the ground.

Uisce Éireann's Patricia Lowry explained: "This work will bring a range of benefits for our customers in the area including reliability of supply and improved water quality. It will also help us achieve our 2030 goal of a national leakage rate of 25%. The National Leakage Reduction team has made great strides since 2018, when the leakage rate stood at 46%"

Crews will be working along the R259, from the Burtonport Junction to Keadue Upper (Keadue Bridge). The works are expected to be completed in the winter months.