Yorkshire Water is investing £4.9 million in major improvement works to reduce discharges from the Bridge Road storm overflow in Horbury going into the river Calder to help improve water quality and reduce the likelihood of surface water flooding.
The investment at Bridge Road storm overflow is part of Yorkshire Water’s commitment to reducing storm overflows across the region – the water company is investing £180 million by April 2025 to tackle the issue and improve water quality in the region’s rivers and coastline.
On completion, the project will reduce the frequency of discharges at Bridge Road going into the river Calder by at least 20%.
Contract partners Morrisons Water Services (MWS) will be on site from Monday 12 August to lay a new surface water sewer on the A642 New Road. The comprehensive project includes 2.5 kilometres of new piping to divert surface water away from the public combined sewer, and the installation of a new 1800mm chamber, removing pressure on the storm overflow at Bridge Road.
The scheme will help to reduce the number and duration of storm discharges flowing into the river Calder and surrounding waterways.
Omair Khan, project manager, Yorkshire Water, said:
“This is a complex project that is part of our £180m investment, committed to reducing storm overflows across the Yorkshire region. We have worked closely with Wakefield Council and Highways team in the planning of this project to ensure that the correct traffic management is in place to keep everyone safe.
“Our customer liaison team will be contacting residents, local communities, and businesses to keep them informed of the project process. We are working with our contract partners to make sure that we are doing everything that we can to keep disruption to a minimum. We will be working at pace, seven days a week to complete this on time.”
The work is expected to be complete in March 2025.
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