WATER NETWORK IMPROVEMENT

Project Pipeline: County Durham and Tees Valley

This work will boost the resilience of supply links between our reservoirs and treatment works in Teesdale, and parts of central and southern County Durham. Our investment will increase reliability, reduce leakage and provide high quality drinking water for customers for decades to come. This phase of the project - Phase 1 - will construct a new replacement pipeline from Lartington Water Treatment Works to Gainford and a new strategic transfer main between Whorley Hill SR and Shildon SR.

Update by Karen Alexander

Good afternoon,

We’re working to improve the resilience of our network in Teesdale and parts of central and southern County Durham.  Our £155m Project Pipeline: County Durham and Tees Valley investment will increase reliability, reduce leakage, and provide high quality drinking water for customers for decades to come. 

As part of this work, we’ll need to complete some preparation activity along the route. Our supply partner Farrans Construction will be carrying out work on behalf of Northumbrian Water, in conjunction with Durham County Council to arrange a short-term road closure on an unnamed road to the north of the B6279 between Hilton and Morton Tinmouth.

The road closure will take place from Monday 15th April 2024 to Sunday 26th April, 2024. It is our intention to complete and re-open the road in a week however with all construction projects, unexpected delays can sometimes occur.  However please be assured that we’re working closely with our partners to do all we can to minimise any disruption for you and your community throughout the work. 

Typical working hours will be between 7.30am – 6.00pm, Monday to Friday and 8.00am – 2.00pm on a Saturday.

If you need a little extra help during the work, please let us know as soon as possible by calling the team on 0345 717 1100.

If you’d like to speak to a member of our project team, you can telephone our customer contact centre on 0345 717 1100 or tweet us on @nwater_care and we will be very happy to help you.

Kind regards

Karen Alexander

Farrans’ Community Business Partner

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