Yorkshire Water is starting work this week on two mains replacement schemes with a combined value of £3.73 million in total.
Work on a £3 million project to replace approximately 6.8km of water mains in Methley, Leeds to improve the resilience and reliability of the area’s network began yesterday.
The project, which is being undertaken by Contract partners OCU Group, will take place in two phases – the first phase will be over the course of the next seven weeks.
In Leeds, over 30km of mains will be replaced in the next year – with more to come in the remainder of the utility's five–year delivery period.
Victoria Corbett, project manager at Yorkshire Water, said:
“Replacing the mains in Methley will improve reliability of drinking water supply, reduce leakage and prevent water main bursts, helping us to deliver a better service for our customers in the area.”
Details on phase two of the project will be shared with local residents closer to the time.
Also starting yesterday, Yorkshire Water is beginning a £730,000 project to replace approximately 3.3km of water mains around Thirn.
The mains will be replaced to improve reliability of drinking water supply, reduce leakage and prevent water main bursts in the area.
Contract partners United Living are delivering the project, which is expected to complete in September 2025.
Yorkshire Water is delivering a significant upgrade to its clean water network. In North Yorkshire alone, the water company will be replacing over 90km of mains across 21 different locations in the first year of AMP8.
The schemes are part of Yorkshire Water’s £406 million investment to replace more than 1,000km of water mains across the region over the next five years.
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