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Irish Water to start work on €12m replacement and rehabilitation project for Donegal

written by Stephen Maguire August 17, 2018
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A €12 million replacement and rehabilitation project for Donegal has been announced by Irish Water. 

Work will begin next month to 13 priority sections in the county to replace approximately 40km of ageing water mains.

The project will take 14 months to complete and will involve the replacement of ageing water mains in the following areas: Ballybofey South Backline, Argery Reservoir; Ballindrait & Lifford Reservoir; Three Trees, Quigleys Point; Cabry, Redcastle; Carlin, Kerrykeel; Donaghmore, Fanad; Sheskinbeg; Derrybeg to Brinlack; Meenaleck to Rannafast; Corker, Rossnowlagh; Abbeylands, Ballyshannon; Ballyshannon Town (Erne Street & St. Benildus Avenue); and Bundoran West End.

The decommissioning of the water mains will ensure the reduction of bursts and water outages. The removal of old cast iron pipes, which will be replaced with modern plastic pipes and will reduce the risk of contamination, will also lead to improved water quality.

In a statement released by Irish Water read: August 17th, 2018 – Irish Water, working in partnership with Donegal County Council, will begin works to replace approximately 40km of ageing water mains across 13 priority sections in Co Donegal. Replacing these ageing water mains and service connections will reduce the instances of bursts and water outages and help ensure a reliable supply of water to customers and local businesses throughout the county. It will also lead to improved water quality by removing old cast iron pipes from the network and replacing them with modern plastic pipes which will reduce the risk of contamination.

The works are scheduled to commence in September 2018 and are expected to take approximately 14 months to complete. The contract for the works was awarded to ShareRidge Limited.

The works will involve the decommissioning and replacement of approximately 40km kilometres of ageing water mains at 13 priority sections across Donegal including: Ballybofey South Backline, Argery Reservoir; Ballindrait & Lifford Reservoir; Three Trees, Quigleys Point; Cabry, Redcastle; Carlin, Kerrykeel; Donaghmore, Fanad; Sheskinbeg; Derrybeg to Brinlack; Meenaleck to Rannafast; Corker, Rossnowlagh; Abbeylands, Ballyshannon; Ballyshannon Town (Erne Street & St. Benildus Avenue); and Bundoran West End.

The project will include the removal of 116 backyard services at Erne Street and St. Benildus Avenue in Ballyshannon Town, and will also involve laying new water service connections from the public water main in the street/road to customers’ property boundaries and connecting it to the customer’s water supply.

As the works are spread widely across various parts of the county, Irish Water will agree the priority and schedule of works with the contractor, in consultation with the various area roads offices to align with road works and other works programmes. Residents and businesses in the affected areas will be notified ahead of the work commencing and provided with contact details should they have any questions.

Irish Water to start work on €12m replacement and rehabilitation project for Donegal was last modified: August 17th, 2018 by Stephen Maguire
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Stephen Maguire

Stephen Maguire is the co-founder of Donegal Daily. He has worked as a reporter for almost 30 years starting locally with the Donegal Peoples Press before moving to the Mirror Group. He continues to contribute daily to national media outlets including the Irish Times, RTE, the Irish Independent, Irish Sun, Irish Mirror, Irish Star, the Daily Mail and the Examiner.

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