Afternoon,

                I would like to introduce myself. My name is John Cartwright and i'm the Site Manager looking after the works being carried out on Lartington Lane, Barnard Castle.

At the moment you will be aware that we have two-way traffice lights in place on Lartington Lane from the Stone bridge, around the corner and about halfway up the bank. Can I take this opportunity to ask all who use this road to take extra care during the coming months as the weather is set to change, getting colder and making driving conditions more challenging as winter sets in.

We will be working in both the verge area & the road itself installing the new pipe work over the next few months leading upto & after Christmas. we will endovour to keep any distruption to a minimum, but would ask for everyone to be patient, during the works.

Thanks, John.

Good Afternoon

Just a quick Introduction. I'm Gary Cassells a Project Manager for Northumbrian Water and I will be taking over the day to day running of the Deepdale, Barnard Castle Project from Richard going forward.

Thanks

Gary

Hello everyone,

As you may be aware, Northumbrian Water along with Esh-MWH are working to improve our sewer network in Deepdale, Barnard Castle. As Richard has mentioned, work started on 30 October 2017

I thought this would be a great opportunity to introduce the Esh-MWH project team who will be working closely with Richard Johnson.

My name is Christine Taylor, the Customer Service Manager working for Esh-MWH on behalf of Northumbrian Water. I have met with and spoke to various residents in the area.  We have also distributed posters around the town in the local shops and cafes to be displayed for the wider community.  If anyone would like to speak to me directly please do not hesitate to message me on here and I will arrange an appointment. Over the period of the works you may see me walking around the area with the project team. Please feel free to come and introduce yourself and ask any questions you may have, alternatively you can post messages here on the portal.

Dave Player, is the Contracts Manager for the scheme working for Esh-MWH on behalf of Northumbrian Water Ltd. He will oversee the progress of works on site, as we improve the sewer network. Dave will be helping to maintain high levels of safety, quality and customer engagement.

John Cartwright is our Site Agent for the project, he will be working on site throughout the duration of the work; overseeing the daily operations of the scheme delivery.

Tony Birkett will be the appointed Community Liaison Officer. Tony will be on site from time to time, providing support to the site team and the local community. He will be happy to help with any queries you may have.

If you have any queries or questions please feel free to contact one of us, we will all be happy to help.

Christine

Good afternoon

I’m Richard Johnston, Northumbrian Water’s Project Manager for the work we are planning to carry out in your area.

We will be investing £900,000 to improve the water supplies in the Barnard Castle area.

The work is split into to two phases :

Phase 1 will involve preperation works in private land off Lartington Lane commencing on the 30th October, followed by the laying of a new water pipe in Lartington Lane (B6277) this work is due to commence on the 13th November, the work will take us up to the Christmas break where we will demobilise for two weeks, re-commencing works on the 08 January 2018 with works on Lartington Lane planned to be completed in early February.

Phase 2 will involve the temporary closure of Deepdale Aqua duct bridge, this is planned to commence on Monday 8 January this will allow a temporary pipe to be laid on the deck of the bridge, we will then join the pipe sections (carriageway and bridge) together. To allow water supplies to be maintained all connections will be carried out via under pressure, we then have a period of testing, disinfection and final connections. Once these are complete we can removed the temporary pipe from the bridge and re-open, overall the works are planned to be completed in June 2018. 

Our site team will keep you updated on a regular basis via this portal regarding progress we make, can I take this opportunity to thank you in advance of the works taking place for your patience whilst we carry out these essential works, also be assured we will not need to isolate your water supply.  

You can post here on our Community Portal with any issues you want to be addressed alternatively you can tweet us @nwater_care or call our Customer Contact Centre on 0345 717 1100. Whichever way is best, we’d really like to hear from you.