United Utilities is set to start work on a £1.4 million (€1.6 million) project to upgrade the water network in Sale in the UK.
The essential work will see the water company replacing 3.5km of ageing water pipes to help reduce leaks and bursts and improve the reliability of the water supply in the area for years to come.
Work started on October 13th and is expected to take around four months to complete.
It is the first of a series of mains renewal projects to be delivered in Greater Manchester as part of United Utilities’ £380 million (€436 million) programme to upgrade 925km of water mains during the next five years.
More than 200km of these are across Greater Manchester.
The replacement mains are built to withstand high pressure and temperature variations to help protect against burst and reduce leaks.
Liam Garvey from United Utilities’ water services team in Greater Manchester explained: “This project is the first of many we will be delivering in Greater Manchester to replace old water mains with new. These new water mains are expected to last for more than 100 years and will help protect against bursts and reduce leaks.
“They will play an important role in making our water network more robust and help us deliver a reliable water supply to customers for decades to come.”
United Utilities invests in water network upgrade
