Irish Water, in partnership with Waterford City & County Council, has started works to replace 1.4 kilometers of ageing water mains prone to frequent bursts in Kilrossanty, Lemybrien, Co. Waterford.

These works are expected to be completed by the end of May 2019.

New water mains will be constructed along the public road in the vicinity of Kilrossanty National School.

The old, damaged pipes will be replaced with modern, plastic pipes. The works 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.

Mark O’Duffy, Leakage Reduction Programme Regional Lead, Irish Water says replacing the old, damaged pipes will ensure a more reliable water supply for the area.

The new water mains and service connections will reduce the instances of bursts and water outages.

The works may involve some short-term water shut offs and the project team will ensure that customers are given a minimum of 48 hours notice prior to any planned water shut offs.

Traffic management will be in place throughout the course of the works