£1.5m mains replacement scheme to begin in Brompton-on-Swale

Yorkshire Water is set to begin a £1.5m project to replace 1.8km of water mains in Brompton-on-Swale, to improve the resilience and reliability of the network.   

This scheme forms part of a significant upgrade to the clean water network, which will see the utility replacing 238km of mains in Yorkshire by April 2026. In North Yorkshire alone, over 90km of pipes will be replaced in the first year of the project.  

The work forms part of a £406m investment to replace more than 1,000km of water mains across the region over the next five years.   

Jon Lemoine, senior project manager at Yorkshire Water, said: “Replacing the mains in this area will improve reliability of drinking water supply, reduce leakage and prevent water main bursts, which have been a problem in this area - ultimately helping us to deliver a better service for our customers."  

Contract partners United Living will begin the project on 7 July. For the safety of residents, road users, and colleagues, from 21 July, Richmond Road will be closed from east of Brompton Lakes to just east of the Parkgate Lane Entrance with diversions in place. This closure will be in place until mid-August.   

Jon added: “We don’t take the decision to close roads lightly, but in this case, it is absolutely necessary in order for us to complete this important work. We understand that this closure will be particularly disruptive, and we’d like to assure customers that we’ll be working quickly and doing everything that we can to minimise that disruption. We thank everyone in the area for their patience in advance.”  

Any additional traffic management measures or disruption will be communicated with those impacted in advance.  

The project is expected to complete in September.