MAJOR work on the renewal of old, cast-iron water mains at Warrington will result in road closures over the next three weekends.
United Utilities will be carrying out the work as part of an ongoing scheme to improve Warrington town centre’s water supply.
The work – which will be carried out by Balfour Beatty Utility Solutions – has been co-ordinated in liaison with the borough council to take place tomorrow night (Saturday) and Sunday and on the weekends of April 17/18 and April 24/25 to keep disruption levels to a minimum.
John Nock, United Utilities’ project manager, said: “For many years the town’s pipes have done a great job serving water to the taps of local homes and businesses, but as the town has expanded and developed in recent years so must its water network.
“The new plastic pipes will ensure that high-quality water supplies will continue to be on tap throughout the rest of the 21st century and beyond.”
This weekend, two lane closures will be in place on Bridge Foot at the junction with Bridge Street.
A single lane will remain open to through traffic from Wilson Patten Street heading towards Mersey Street.
On the weekend of April 16 the same traffic management plan will be implemented, but there will also be no exit off the Bridge Foot roundabout onto Wilson Patten Street.
A fully signed diversion route will be in place from Saturday, April 16 to 6am on Monday, April 19.
On the weekend of April 24 all lanes will remain open from Wilson Patten Street towards Mersey Street, but again there will be no exit off the Bridge Foot roundabout onto Wilson Patten Street. A fully signed diversion route will be in place from Saturday, April 24 to 6am on Monday, April 26.
Mr Nock added: “We will do our absolute best to complete this work with the minimum of disruption.
“We appreciate that this is a busy section of Warrington and as such a lot of planning has gone into both the traffic management side of the work and the practical side.
“We must ensure that our engineers are able to carry out this essential work as safely and efficiently as possible.
“The long-term benefits the work will deliver will more than make up for the short-term disruption, but we would like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused and we thank people for their patience and understanding.”
MAJOR work on the renewal of old, cast-iron water mains at Warrington
will result in road closures over the next three weekends.
Water mains work will close roads
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