Boost as water and gas project completed in Malahide

IRISH Water has invested €500,000 to repair and replace 1km of collapsed and deficient sewers and the laying of 100m of a new water main along Dublin Road, Yellow Walls Road and Woodlawn Lane in Malahide. 

The laying of a new gas main was also facilitated along Woodlawn Lane. The water, wastewater and gas infrastructure was coordinated to take place simultaneously to minimise the disruption to residents. The rehabilitation of the sewer will also assist in preventing future flood issues on Yellow Walls Road.

The repair of the collapsed sewer on Woodlawn Lane involved detail planning as the sewer was located deep underground. While the sewer repair and replacement was being carried out a temporary pumping station was put in place to bypass the collapsed section of the sewer. This ensured wastewater services was continued to be provided for customers.

Ivan Corcoran, Programmes Specialist at Irish Water, thanked the residents for their patience while the work was being carried out on this “complex” project, and in particular the residents along Woodlawn Lane who were most impacted.  

“The deep location of the collapsed sewer added to the complexity of the repair work,” said Mr Corcoran. 

“To provide a more reliable water service to customers we also laid a new 100m water main and facilitated the laying of a gas mains to residents in Woodlawn Lane. To minimise disruption to residents we worked in coordination across Irish Water and Gas Networks Ireland to ensure that the water, wastewater and gas infrastructure was put in place at the one time.”

This sewer rehabilitation project is one of many that Irish Water is carrying out in Fingal. Currently Irish Water is investing €85 million in wastewater projects in Fingal that are either at planning, design or construction stages, and will spend over €532 million on water services in 2016.