Write a commentWork has commenced today, 24 September on a £60k project to provide a new storm sewer for New Street and Canal Street in Newry. The NI Water project is expected to take approximately 6 weeks.
Contractor Conwell Contracts Ltd have started work on New Street and following completion of this section, work will move onto Canal Street.
The construction work will involve laying approximately 165m of storm sewer and associated manholes on New Street and Canal Street, Newry to serve Ogle House, a new social housing development at the traffic lights on Canal Street.
NI Water has given detailed consideration to the traffic management arrangements to try to minimise the impact of these works on business owners, residents, road users and the public.
In order for the works to be carried out safely, it will be necessary to have temporary lane/road closures in place.
The work will be carried out in three phases detailed as below:
Phase 1 - A lane closure will be in place for 2 weeks on New Street and Canal Street, with no right turn from Canal Street onto New Street.
Phase 2 – The southern end of Canal Street will be closed for 2 weeks.
Phase 3 – The northern end of Canal Street and the junction with New Street will be closed for 2 weeks. There will be no through traffic on the southern end of Canal Street during this time.
All appropriate signage and diversion routes will be in place during these times.
NI Water would like to remind the public that all businesses on New Street / Canal Street remain open for business as usual during these works, with pedestrian access available at all times.
Normal working hours will be 8.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday; however, it may be necessary at times for work to be carried out outside of these hours.
Grahame Millar project sponsor commented: “NI Water is pleased to install this new storm sewer to facilitate the development of 15 new property units at Ogle House for social housing.
“The removal of storm water from the existing combined sewer will also increase the capacity of the existing sewers as well as reducing the likelihood for out-of-sewer flooding and environmental pollution in the future.
"NI Water fully appreciate that work of this nature can be disruptive, particularly where road closures are concerned, and we will take every measure possible to keep this to a minimum.”
"We would like to thank the business owners and the public in advance for their patience and co-operation as we complete these essential works."
