£766k mains replacement work starts in Marton cum Grafton

Yorkshire Water has begun a £766k project to replace 2km of water mains in the North Yorkshire village of Marton cum Grafton, near Harrogate and York.  

Replacing the mains will improve reliability of drinking water supply, reduce leakage, and prevent water main bursts in the area. The utility is prioritising aging pipework in areas prone to bursts and supply interruptions and replacing them with durable and flexible plastic piping.  

Contract partner OCU Group will be replacing the mains on Limebar Lane, from the A168 to the junction with Grafton Lane. The work is expected to take approximately two months.  

Victoria Corbett, project manager at Yorkshire Water, said: “We’re investing £406m in upgrading our clean water mains network by 2030, in which we’ll be replacing 1,000km of pipework to enable us to deliver quality and reliable service to more of our customers. We’re just over a year into the programme, and the project in Marton cum Grafton follows a number of other successful projects across North Yorkshire.” 

In North Yorkshire, so far, schemes have been completed in Grassington, Bedale, Settle, Sutton, Hauxwell to Hunton, and Thirn to Thornton.  

Work to lay new water mains also recently started in Yedingham, and North Cowton and East Cowton.  
 
Victoria added: “We’ll be working quickly and doing everything that we can to keep disruption at a minimum whilst we deliver this important work.” 

The wider mains replacement programme forms part of Yorkshire Water’s £8.3bn investment into improving infrastructure, customer experience, and its environmental impact.