Blanchardstown water pipes work completed

Dublin People 27 Dec 2011

WORK to replace over three kilometres of water pipes in
the Blanchardstown area was completed in time for Christmas under the Dublin
Region Watermains Rehabilitation programme.

The aim of the programme is to reduce leakage from old
water pipes and to upgrade the water infrastructure throughout Dublin and the
project team said it wanted to express its thanks to businesses, residents and
commuters in Blanchardstown for their patience and co-operation over the last four
months during work in the area.

“So far, we’ve upgraded more than 100 kilometres of
old, leaky, corroded and mainly Victorian water pipes throughout Dublin and
replaced them with new heavy duty polyethylene pipes that will not leak,

? said
project manager Ronan O’Rourke.

“We’ve saved approximately 11 million litres of water
per day that would otherwise have continued to leak from the old water mains,
by replacing water mains, ensuring better pressure management and other local
upgrade work.

Mr O’Rourke added that all of the work was carried out
on busy streets, with live traffic moving and homes and businesses needing to
be kept supplied with water.

“While there is unavoidable interruption to water
supplies during the works, every effort is taken to minimise this and we do our
upmost to keep all customers informed and non-domestic customers supplied with
water,

? he continued.

“It’s a difficult job and we really appreciate the
support and co-operation we received from people in Blanchardstown and
commuters in the wider Dublin 15 area while we were working there/|

In the New Year the project team will continue to
monitor work that was carried out in Blanchardstown but no construction will
take place.

The 11 million litres of water per day that was
previously leaking through the old watermains is equivalent to the water needed
to supply 27,000 homes.

And the 100km of leaking watermains that have been
replaced across Dublin so far is the equivalent of the width of the Irish Sea
from Dublin to Holyhead.

Over the next 12 months another 60 kilometres of pipe
will be replaced. The Dublin Region Watermains Rehabilitation Project is
managed by Dublin City Council on behalf of the local authorities in Dublin.

The project operates a lo-call information line,
1890-882410 (Monday – Friday 9am-5pm). In addition, regular updates on where
and when work is taking place is also available on the website at
www.watermainsrehab.com.