Businesses and residents of Falcarragh and Gortahork are being invited to a briefing on the upcoming water mains replacement works to fix major issues in the town.
The public briefing is scheduled for 2pm on Friday 6th September in the Falcarragh Community Centre, where businesses, local politicans and the public can learn about the works.
Irish Water, working in partnership with Donegal County Council, is set to commence works to replace problematic water mains the area to reduce high levels of leakage.
Local residents and businesses have been affected by frequent bursts and outages this year due to the old and damaged water pipes.
The water mains renewal works involve the decommissioning and replacement of approximately 1.7 kilometres of pipes in Gortahork and 1.6 kilometres in Falcarragh with modern, high density polyethelene (plastic) ones.
This contract is being carried out by Farran’s Construction Limited on behalf of Irish Water.
Irish Water has said that the works may involve some short-term water shut offs and the project team will ensure that customers are given a minimum of 48 hours’ notice prior to any planned water shut offs. Traffic management will be in place in different areas during this time which may involve local diversions.
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