An £11 million water pipe project by South East Water which will futureproof the drinking water network around Fleet, Hampshire, has finished on schedule.
Taking two years to lay, the new 11-kilometre-long pipe is now fully operational and a key section of pipe within the area.
The pipe is now fully operational and is already pumping water to customer taps.
Matthew Cooper, Project Manager, said:
“This project has been one of the company’s most ambitious pipe-laying projects to date.
“The teams involved have had to overcome significant technical and environmental hurdles while sticking to a very strict time schedule so that we could minimise disruption to the local community.
“I am delighted we have now completed the project on time and the community can benefit from the new pipe for many years to come.”
Although much of the pipe was installed beneath roads, large sections had to be laid through rural areas - engineering and construction experts have had to navigate roads, fields, rivers and even a golf course.
One of the most challenging areas of the project was to lay more than a kilometre of pipe beneath North Hants Golf Club without disrupting play on the course.
The project forms part of South East Water’s commitment to invest £489 million into improving its infrastructure between 2020 and 2025.
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