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GENERAL PROJECT

Kielder Reservoir Improvement Works

Together with our supply partners Esh Stantec we plan to carry out improvement works to Kielder Reservoir over a period of 4 months. These works are needed to ensure the resilience of the reservoir.

Update by Dave Eden

Hi everyone, A quick update for the words on Kielder Reservoir dam:

 

We have commenced works on a number of boreholes on the dam embankment. 3nr are now completed out of an intended 15 in total and we have started another 3. A fourth borehole rig arrived on site today and will start work tomorrow so that we will have 4 boreholes underway at once.

The most disruptive works are on the dam crest road – one of these boreholes is complete, and the other 2 will both be underway tomorrow so hopefully the worst of the disruption will be out of the way by the end of the month. We are keeping traffic management to a minimum and using the less disruptive priority systems but please let us know if you are having difficulties.

Some of our boreholes are down on the reservoir side rather than on the dam embankment and while these are yet to start, we have made some alterations to give us level working platforms.

 

Thanks for taking the time to read

 

Dave Eden

Project Manager

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