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BBC News
2 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Yorkshire Water to begin work on £1.1m mains replacement
A £1.1m water mains replacement project in North Yorkshire is under way in a bid to improve reliability of drinking water supply and reduce Water said 1.6 miles (2.6km) of pipes would be replaced between Hauxwell and Hunton, with the first section of work due to start in South View in Hunton on initial works are expected to take three weeks to complete, the firm said, with a road closure in place for safety the next five years, Yorkshire Water, which imposed a hosepipe ban earlier in July, said it hoped to replace more than 621 miles (1,000km) of water mains across the region. Project manager Nichola Fairbairn said: "In the first year of our mains replacement project, over 90km (56 miles) of pipes will be replaced in this part of the county - with more already planned for the following years."The project will continue in Hunton and in Hauxwell later in the firm said additional mains replacement schemes were already being delivered nearby, including a £1.8m scheme between Well and Bedale, and a £1.5m scheme in Brompton-on-Swale.A £6m service reservoir, which holds 2.5m litres of treated drinking water, is also being built in Scotton, a spokesperson added. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
27-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Yorkshire Water begins £1.8m North Yorkshire mains replacement
Work is due to start on the first phase of a £1.8m project to replace water mains between two North Yorkshire villages. Yorkshire Water said they were replacing 3.7 miles (5.9km) of pipes between Bedale Road in Well and Masham Road in Bedale in a bid to improve the network's resilience and the first phase of the project, which began on Tuesday, temporary traffic lights will move along the route as work second phase of the project is set to begin in September, with the entire project expected to be completed in autumn. The scheme forms part of an upgrade to replace almost 150 miles of Yorkshire mains by April 2026. Project manager Nichola Fairbairn said: "We'll be working quickly and doing everything that we can to keep disruption to a minimum whilst we deliver this important work. "We thank everyone in the area for their patience in advance." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
