A £2million project to improve the water supply to Little Hereford is being undertaken by Welsh Water.

But the project that is due to take up to six months will involve some disruption to traffic.

Dŵr Cymru (Welsh Water) is due to start work on essential upgrades to the water network in the Brimfield, Little Hereford, Middleton and Bleathwood areas.

 

The £2 million investment will improve the supply people living in an area west of Tenbury and will involve replacing around 23 kilometres of old iron water mains with new plastic pipes which will help to address water discolouration issues currently experienced by some customers in these areas. 

 

It will also provide a more reliable water network which will help to reduce interruptions to customers supply.

 

The work will start on Monday (October 12) and is expected to take around 26 weeks to complete. While the work is carried out, there will be no impact on the water or wastewater services to local people and businesses.

There will be two separate teams starting at different locations to ensure that engineers complete the work as quickly as possible.

These sections of work will all require road closures to through traffic. However, the work will be undertaken in short sections so that access for residents can be maintained.  Diversionary routes may need to be followed for access and these will be clearly signposted.

 

"We will continue to keep local residents informed about how our work is progressing,” said Arwel Jones, Welsh Water’s Delivery Manager.

 

“Letters have been sent to local residents and businesses and we also held two information events in the local areas.

 

“We would like to thank local residents and those affected by the work for their patience and cooperation.  There should be no interruption to customers' water supply while this work is taking place, however, if any interruption should be necessary, customers will receive plenty of advance notice."