The project involves replacing the water trunk main between Ally Hill Service Reservoir (SR), on the outskirts of Lough Bradan and Doochrock and Drumkeeran SRs near Ederney.
Pipelaying work will be completed on the Drumierna and Drumcullion Roads before Christmas and will continue in January 2019 on the Castlederg Road and in private lands. Pipelaying will also take place in Lough Bradan Forest in the New Year in close co-operation with Forest Service.
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Road closures will be in place during the work, with diversions clearly signposted.
Paul Davison, NI Water Project Sponsor said: "This larger diameter trunk main is being laid to provide a more robust means of transporting water from Lough Bradan Water Treatment Works to a number of Service reservoirs in the area, including Doochrock, Drumkeeran, Largy and Drumharvey, which in turn supply much of the North/North West and East of Fermanagh.
"In the 2017/18 financial year NI Water has invested £10.6 million in key water and wastewater projects which will improve services for our customers in the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area."
Chairman of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, Councillor Howard Thornton added: "The council welcomes this major investment to secure the water supply in the local area. This is good news for local customers through improved security of supply, particularly during emergency situations and winter weather."
The project is expected to be completed in May 2019.
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