NI Water is set to commence an upgrade of the water infrastructure on Cornagrade Road, Enniskillen in early August for approximately 6 weeks.

The work will see around 400m of new watermain being laid along Cornagrade Road, starting at Cherrymount Roundabout on Monday 3rd August and progressing as far as the second entrance to Kilmacormick Road.

To facilitate the laying of this new watermain, a lane closure will be in place around each working area and signage will be in place. Working areas will be kept as short as possible (around 100m) with temporary traffic lights in place to manage the flow of traffic.

Access to residential and business properties on and adjacent to Cornagrade Road will be available at all times, although parking spaces within the working area will be affected for a short period of time while the pipelaying passes. Any bus stop located within a working area will be temporarily relocated.

Gary McFadden, NI Water Senior Project Manager, said:

"This essential upgrade work will allow for the essential maintenance of the local water supply network, benefitting customers in the Enniskillen area.

“Traffic management and signage will be in place at all times and we would like to remind the public that construction sites are dangerous areas and appeal for children and young people to “stay safe” around site and machinery. Working areas will have warning signs in place to protect the public from any hazards.

“Every effort will be made to complete the main pipelaying work by the end of August. Some connection work is then planned to be undertaken at night in September to minimise disruption to school traffic.

"NI Water and our project team from McAdam and GRAHAM Construction would like to thank local residents and motorists for their patience and cooperation while this essential work is carried out."

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For further information, please email press.office@niwater.com