Yorkshire Water is progressing water mains replacement work in Bradford with the start of a £355,000 project in Lower Wyke to replace 1.1km of water mains.
The mains will be replaced to improve reliability of drinking water supply, reduce leakage and prevent water main bursts in the area.
The project is one of three mains replacement schemes currently underway in Bradford – with 3.5km being replaced in a £1.5 million project in Laisterdyke, and 1.7km being replaced in Oakworth.
A further five schemes will take place in Bradford this year alone – resulting in a total of 16.1km of new, resilient, pipework for the city.
Shaun Chapman, project manager at Yorkshire Water, said:
“As part of Yorkshire Water’s largest ever investment, we are delivering a significant upgrade to our clean water network by replacing 238km of mains in Yorkshire over the next 12 months – this includes over 16km in Bradford.
“Replacing the mains in Lower Wyke is a really important scheme which will help us to deliver the quality and reliability of service that our customers expect – with bursts and loss of supply much less likely.”
Contract partners Sapphire Utility Solutions have started work on the latest project in Lower Wyke which is expected to complete at the end of June 2025.
The work is part of Yorkshire Water’s £406 million AMP8 investment to replace more than 1,000km of water mains across the region over the next five years.
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