Yorkshire Water has started work on a £5 million investment to replace over 6km of water mains in Wales and Kiveton Park, Rotherham this week.
Yorkshire Water has started work on a £5 million investment to replace over 6km of water mains in Wales and Kiveton Park, Rotherham this week.
The mains renewal will improve reliability of drinking water supply, reduce leakage and prevent water main bursts in the area.
Shaun Chapman, project manager at Yorkshire Water, said:
“We’ve identified this as a priority area for this work that will help us to deliver the quality and reliability of service that our customers expect.
“This has been a hotspot for repeated bursts in the past, but this investment in the clean water infrastructure will provide a durable network that reduces the likelihood of bursts and loss of supply in the future. We are delivering a significant upgrade to our clean water network as part of our largest environmental investment ever of £8.3bn across the whole of Yorkshire over the next five years.
There are three mains renewal schemes in and around the Wales and Kiveton Park area:
- £2.8 million investment to replace 3.2km of clean water mains on Wales Road and Walesmoor Avenue, Kiveton Park
- £2 million investment to replace 2.5km of clean water mains on Station Road
- £260,000 investment to replace 378m of clean water mains on Mansfield Road
Contract partners Galliford Try are carrying out the works, which is likely to take eight to 12 months to complete.
The work is part of Yorkshire Water’s £406 million investment to replace more than 1,000km of water mains across the region over the next five years.
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