Scottish Water is getting ready to start work in October on a major £3 million improvement project to upgrade the water network in Bowmore, Islay.

The work is due to get underway on Monday 11 October 2021 to replace almost four miles of water main on many streets across the town to help prevent bursts on the network.

The water company has brought the scheme to life through an interactive virtual platform, enabling customers and other stakeholders to access information about the project via the Bowmore Water Mains Improvement Project, including meeting the project team, video fly-throughs to show the scope of the work and to ask any questions about the work.

The vital project to replace aging infrastructure, will be delivered in phases by local contractors McFadyens Contractors (Campbeltown) Ltd and is expected to take around 18 months to complete.

Georgina Reid, Scottish Water’s corporate affairs manager for the west, said:

“Some of the water mains serving our customers in Bowmore are over 100 years old now and there were a number of bursts on the network.

“This major upgrade work is vital to add resilience to the water network for the future and help reduce the chance of pipes bursting.”

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