Welsh Water is getting ready to start work on a project to upgrade the drinking water network in Bodelwyddan, Kinmel Bay and Abergele.
The work by the not-for-profit utility company will see over 11km of old pipe which is nearing the end of its operational life replaced with brand new water pipe. The work will include replacing and cleansing sections of water pipes.
The scheme, which will start in Bodelwyddan Playing fields before moving on to Kinmel Bay and Abergele, is expected to be completed by the end of March 2020.
The upgrade forms part of a £6.9 million investment by the company on the drinking water network across Conwy and Denbighshire. This follows a £12.2 million investment in the drinking water network in parts of Flintshire in 2016/17 and £14.85 million in Anglesey which was completed earlier in the year.
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