£1.54m Yorkshire Water investment starts at Heatherfield to renew water mains

Mains replacement work in Sheffield continues with £1.54m investment from Yorkshire Water to renew 3.6km (3,625m) of water mains in the New Totley, Heatherfield area of the city.

The mains will be replaced to improve reliability of drinking water supply, reduce leakage and prevent water main bursts in the area and are part of Yorkshire Water’s £406m investment to replace more than 1,000km of water mains across the region over the next five years. 

Shaun Chapman, project manager at Yorkshire Water, said: “Sheffield is one of the cities in the region to receive significant investment to upgrade water mains with 18 separate schemes, representing over 43km (43,360m) of replacement mains, built to withstand high pressure and variations in temperature, over the next two years.

Contract partners Sapphire Utility Solutions (SUS) stat on site on Monday 14 April at Baslow Lane and aim to finish at the junction with Main Avenue in early June.  A rolling lane-closure and manually controlled traffic lights will be in place for the safety of residents, road users and colleagues throughout.

Local residents will be informed of the details of schemes in their area and of any parking restrictions and Yorkshire Water thanks them for their patience whilst these important improvements are carried out. 

The mains replacement programme is part of Yorkshire Water’s largest ever environmental investment of £8.3bn to improve infrastructure focussing on issues we know our customers really care about such as: 

£1.5 billion to reduce storm overflows into the region’s watercourses 

£360 million to prevent nutrient pollution in watercourses 

£327 million rolling out smart meters to help customers save water and reduce their bills 

£51 million to increase our asset resilience 

£98 million to install water quality monitors in rivers so we can identify and respond to pollution reports quicker