Tyneside Water Main Cleaning

Our water mains cleaning programme of works has been ongoing now for five years and to date, we have achieved 221km of cleaning works to our mains. There are a number of pipe sections that we still need to clean, with a total length of 9.0km. We are starting this work in August 2018 and anticipate completion in the Apri 2021.

Good Morning

Just a brief update to the works on City Road Newcastle. We have carried out the advanced works in preparation for the innovative technology of ice pigging to clean the water main newtork from Swan House Roundabout down to City Road, yesterday you will have noticed that we have opened the carriageway again to traffic, this is until 3pm of the 4th of July where we will be working overnight until 7am the next morning. please note that the diversion signage has been left in place and an advanced notice sign will be on display for these further works.

i will update this area of the scheme nearer the time.

Kind Regards

Kevin McGargle

Site Manager.

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