Construction Work Complete On Newry Water Improvement Scheme

BSG Civil Engineering has completed construction work on the £6million Ballydougan to Newry Trunk Main and overall Water Improvement Scheme for NI Water.

The overall programme included extensive upgrade work at Crieve Service Reservoir, located off the Fort Hill Road, where the existing 0.4 mega litre tank was replaced by a new 4.2 mega litre reservoir. The upgrade will improve storage and security of the water supply for local customers.

Also included in the package of improvements was the refurbishment and extension to Carnbane Water Pumping Station and Cullyhanna Water Pumping Station (WPS).

The project involved essential upgrade work at a number of sites including Camlough Water Treatment Works (WTW), Newry West Service Reservoir, located to the east of Newry off the Camlough Road and Camly Service Reservoir, located 2km south of Newtownhamilton.


Two new trunk mains were also completed as part of this upgrade package to facilitate the transfer of water. The Camlough to Newry West Trunk Main is a major 3.5km pipeline going from Carnbane WPS to Camlough WTW and Newry West Service Reservoir. The Crieve Trunk Main is a 3km pipeline which extends from Annsville to Crieve Service Reservoir.

Paul Davison, NI Water Project Sponsor added: "We at NI Water are pleased to announce the completion of this major investment project, which is essential for the continued security of the local water supply. It will also ensure that NI Water continues to meet key Water Supply and EU Drinking Water Quality directives.

"This project is just one example of our continued commitment to delivering safe, clean drinking water to homes and businesses across Northern Ireland and supplying customers with approximately 559 million litres of good quality drinking water every day.

"I would like to take this opportunity to thank our customers and local representatives for their patience and cooperation throughout the overall project."

Capita provided Project Management and Cost Management support.

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