Irish Water, working in partnership with Mayo County Council, is replacing approximately one kilometre of old and damaged watermains in Ballina and Killala that were prone to frequent bursts and leakage, which caused water supply disruptions for customers in the area. The mains are being replaced with new high density polyethylene (plastic ) pipes.
Old and damaged watermains are being decommissioned in Ballina and 660 metres of new mains are being laid in Plunkett Road and Church Road. In Killala, 335 metres of new mains are being laid in Market Street and Barrack Street.
These works are due to commence in early October, with the Killala works expected to finish in November and Ballina to be completed in December.
Both projects will ensure customers in these areas enjoy an improved water supply with less disruption. Farran’s Construction Ltd are contracted to carry out the work on behalf of Irish Water.
Commenting on the project, Dave Murphy, Irish Water, said: "To facilitate the safe delivery of the works, there will be some short-term local road closures and traffic management in place during delivery.
"The community will be notified of this in advance. Alternative routes will be available and diversions will be clearly sign-posted. Local and emergency access will be maintained at all times.
"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.
"We understand that this type of work can be inconvenient and works crews will make every effort to minimise any disruption these necessary works cause.
"The 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 customer’s water supply. Where the existing service connections on the public side are lead these will be replaced as part of this improvement work."
Customers can phone Irish Water on (1850 ) 278278 if they have any questions about the project or check out the Water Supply Updates section of the Irish Water website for regular updates.
