MOUNTBELLEW 3 MILLION EURO SEWERAGE PROJECT GET GO-AHEAD

Date Published: 03-Nov-2012

The community of Mountbellew is set to benefit from a new wastewater treatment plant and sewer network facility.

The County Council is expected to receive approval to prepare contract documents for the three point eight million euro works in the coming days.

The project includes the upgrading and rehabilitation of existing sewers and the laying of new sewers as well as refurbishments on 1,578 metres of network and the laying of 541 metres of an extension to the network.

It is expected that the finished works will result in major environmental benefits to the surrounding area and that it will enhance the sustainability of the town.

Galway East TD, Paul Connaughton, says he hopes the work will get underway as soon as possible.