Possible overnight water outages on Cork city's northside tonight

Some 3,600 homes and businesses on Cork city’s northside may face overnight water supply outages tonight, Uisce Éireann has warned.

Working from 10pm, crews from the water utility company will carry out what it says are essential repairs to a broken water main on the Old Youghal Road.

These works are scheduled to be completed by 4am tomorrow morning and will include the installation of a new trunk main valve which the company said would minimise future outages in the area.

Uisce Éireann has said the overnight works will require “a significant water outage” and approximately 3,600 homes and businesses will be affected by reduced water flow or supply outages.

Among the areas affected by the works will be: the Old Youghal Road, the junction of Audley Place to Gordon’s Hill, Military Road, Wellington Road, Lower Gardiner’s Hill, Middle Glanmire Road, Montenotte, Lovers Walk, Tivoli Estate Lower, Tivoli Woods - Lower Glanmire Road, Ballyhooley Road, Ballyvolane New Road, Meadow Park, Banduff Road , Rathcooney Road and surrounding environs.

A traffic management plan will be in place for the duration of the works at both locations, junction of Military Hill / Old Youghal Road and at the Junction of Stream Hill / Old Youghal Road.

The company warned that following the works, which will be undertaken by two separate crews, “it typically takes two to three hours for normal supply to fully restore to all areas as the water refills the network, especially for those on higher ground or at the end of the network”.

Uisce Éireann added that the works may result in further instances of discoloured water in the affected areas.

“Following any significant activity on the water network, we usually see increased reports of sediment becoming dislodged from the old cast iron pipes, resulting in discoloured water at customer taps,” the company said.

“If your tap water is discoloured, running the tap for up to 20 minutes will usually restore water to a clear colour.

“Water is safe to drink once the water is running clear.

“Uisce Éireann continues to advise customers not to drink discoloured water,” it added.

Uisce Éireann’s customer care team is available to help 24/7 on 1800 278 278 and customers can also contact us on Twitter @IWCare with any queries. For further updates, visit the service and supply section of www.water.ie.