Yorkshire Water to start mains replacement in Stocksmoor

Yorkshire Water is set to begin a £1.2m project to replace 2.9km of water mains in Stocksmoor, near Huddersfield, to improve the resilience and reliability of the area’s network. 

Contract partners Galliford Try and Elite Construction will be replacing pipework on Station Road, Derwin Avenue, Thunder Bridge Lane, Penistone Road, Dam Hill and Birks Lane.  

Replacing the pipework will improve the reliability of drinking water supply, reduce leakage and the likelihood of water main bursts, helping the utility to deliver a better service for customers. 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. 

Shaun Chapman, project manager at Yorkshire Water, said: “This scheme is the third of six schemes taking place in the Kirklees district in the first year of our five-year investment period, having recently completed a scheme in Kirkheaton, and one in Grange Moor.”  

To enable the works, and for the safety of residents, road users, and colleagues, Yorkshire Water will be using traffic management – including temporary traffic lights and road closures - over the course the project, which is expected to complete in summer 2026.  

Work will commence on Station Road on 10 November under temporary traffic lights. Residents will be provided with detailed traffic management information for the duration of the project. 

Shaun added: “We’ll be working quickly and doing everything that we can to keep disruption to a minimum whilst we deliver this important work. We thank everyone in the area for their patience.”