Yorkshire Water set to start £420k water mains replacement in Fagley

Yorkshire Water is set to begin a £420,000 project to replace a section of water mains in Fagley, Bradford on 27 May. 

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

Dave Standish, project manager at Yorkshire Water, said: “As part of Yorkshire Water’s largest ever investment, we are delivering a significant upgrade to our clean water network by replacing 238km of mains in Yorkshire over the next 12 months – with many schemes in and around Bradford already underway. This includes the scheme at Laisterdyke, as well as projects in Oakworth and Lower Wyke. 

“These are all really important schemes which will help us to deliver the quality and reliability of service that our customers expect – with bursts and loss of supply much less likely.” 

Contract partners Sapphire Utility Solutions will begin the work on the 27 May at the junction of Fagley Road and Intake Road, and will move along Intake Road towards the junction with Killinghall Road as work progresses.   

For the safety of residents, road users, and colleagues, manually controlled temporary traffic lights will be in place around the working areas. 

Dave added: “We’ll be working quickly and doing everything that we can to keep disruption to a minimum whilst we deliver this important work.” 

Work is expected to complete in mid July 2025.