By Dan Walsh
Customers and businesses in Clonroche and surrounding areas may experience disruptions to their water supply this evening following a burst water main.
Uisce Eireann crews are on site carrying out repairs and every effort is being made to restore normal service as quickly and safely as possible.
An alternative water supply is currently being arranged for affected customers this evening and will be available in Clonroche village.
An additional tanker will also be available at Clonroche Community Centre from 9am tomorrow morning. Customers are reminded to use their own containers when taking water from tankers and to boil water before consumption as a precautionary measure.
Padraig Lyng Water Operations Manager at Uisce Éireann, said: “We understand how inconvenient an unexpected water outage can be. Our main priority is fixing this burst and returning a normal supply to all our customers. We really appreciate everyone in the community bearing with us while our crews get water back to homes and businesses.”
Repairs are expected to be completed by 4pm tomorrow (Friday) October 2nd. Once repairs have been completed, water supplies will return gradually over the following hours. Customers in higher-lying areas or at the ends of the network may experience a longer wait while the water network refills.
To keep crews and the public safe while repairs are underway, traffic management measures will be in place and clearly signposted along the N30 at Leech’s bend with traffic management starting from 9am tomorrow.
