Irish Water to begin “vital” improvement works on Frederick Street South this month

Irish Water has announced it will begin “vital water network improvement” works on Frederick Street South later this month “to ensure a safer and more secure water supply to customers.” 

These improvement works are being carried out as part of Irish Water’s National Leakage Reduction Programme which focuses on providing communities with a more reliable water supply by removing old damaged pipes from the water network.

Matt Thompson, Water Network Programme Lead with Irish Water, explains: “These works will involve the replacement of nearly 200 metres of aged cast iron water mains with new modern pipes.

“These works are part of a significant investment by Irish Water to safeguard the water supply across Dublin City and we are delighted to progress this important project along Frederick Street South.

“The new water mains will significantly reduce the number of bursts and outages, improving the water supply to homes and businesses for years to come.”

Thompson acknowledges that there will be disruption to the local community while works are under way.

“We understand this type of work can be inconvenient and we will ensure our crews make every effort to minimise any disruption these upgrade works might cause,” he says.

The works, being carried out by GMC Utilities Group on behalf of Irish Water, are due to start on Tuesday 25 April and are expected to be completed by the end of May.

To minimise disruption, the works will be carried out in two phases.

Phase one will take place from Molesworth Street to Setanta Place and phase two will take place along Setanta Place towards Nassau Street.

Traffic management will be in place during this time in the form of a road closure and details of the diversion route will be communicated locally.