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NI Water brings state–of-the-art
wastewater treatment to Rathfriland
NI Water has installed a modern new wastewater treatment unit at Knock Terrace just outside
Rathfriland as part of its multi-million pound Rural Wastewater Investment Project.
The modern infrastructure
now in place at the housing
development off the Lisnacroppin
Having considered the Inspector’s
Report into the Public Inquiries
on the A8 scheme, the Minister
tasked Roads Service to progress
the project, taking into account
the Inspector’s recommended
amendments. The Inspector
recommended that the proposed
dual carriageway should be
constructed in accordance
with the preferred route, which
bypasses Bruslee and Ballynure.
Commenting on the scheme, the
Regional Development Minister
Danny Kennedy said: “I welcome
the benefits to road users with
the provision of a new all purpose
dual carriageway. This will help
reduce journey times, improve
road safety along the A8, and
Road includes a new fully
enclosed hi-tech tank with
advanced treatment processes
L-R: Bill Gowdy NI Water, Noreen
McSpadden, Janet Philips and
Mattie Archer, all residents of
Knock Terrace along with members
of the RWwIP project team
A ‘Rotating Biological Contactor’
Work to start on £100m Belfast
to Larne dual carriageway
Work is starting on the £100million A8, Belfast to Larne, dual carriageway scheme;
construction of the scheme, by the consortium Lagan, Ferrovial and Costain,
will provide 14.4 kilometres of new dual carriageway from ColemanÕs Corner
Roundabout to Ballyrickard Road. It will take two and a half years to complete.
help the development of the Port
of Larne, which is the second
largest Port in Northern Ireland.
“As part of the Trans European
Network, the A8 is a strategically
significant Euro route, which
provides an important East-
West link, between Northern
Ireland and Scotland, via
the Port of Larne.”
The Minister added: “In the
current economic climate, the
commencement of this dual
carriageway, along the Eastern
Seaboard Key Transport Corridor,
will be welcome news for the
construction industry and when
completed, will contribute to the
overall economic development
of Northern Ireland.
that will raise the quality of
treatment effluent in line with
the latest EU Directives.
Commenting on the scheme,
Bill Gowdy, acting Director of
Engineering Procurement at NI
Water said: “The Rural Wastewater
Investment Programme is a
dedicated package of work
being carried out by NI Water to
upgrade wastewater facilities in
villages and hamlets spanning the
length and breathe of Northern
Ireland where the population
is less and 250 people
“This dedicated rural scheme
is both complex and logistically
challenging by the rewards
are far-reaching in terms of
environmental improvements.
Each project represents a
significant investment by NI
Water to implement the latest
technology available to raise the
standard of wastewater treatment
so that the rural communities
can benefit from improved
air and river water quality. We
are delighted to be able to
being this modern technology
in wastewater treatment to
Knock Terrace to create a better
environment for local residents.”
“The scheme should lead to an
increase in demand for local
suppliers of construction material
as well as a boost to commercial
trade in the surrounding area.”
The Inspector made over 130
recommendations, which include,
keeping Church Road open,
the removal of the Rushvale
Road – Calhame Road link and
the provision of agricultural
crossing facilities. The remaining
recommendations made by
the Inspector are relatively
minor and typically relate to
accommodation works, provision
of additional information, or
recommendations for the detailed
design or construction phase.
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Over the last four years, over 90
villages across Northern Ireland
have benefitted from work
carried out under NI Water’s
award-winning Rural Wastewater
Investment Programme.
Work on the programme is
being carried out by Magherabased
BSG Civil Engineering and
joint venture partners, Williams
Industrial Services from Mallusk,
with project management
support being provided by
Belfast-based McAdam Design.
in brief
TER Recovers Irish
Cat In The Dark
Investigators from TER, the
National Plant & Equipment
Register, recently flew out to the
west of Ireland in search of a
20-tonne Caterpillar excavator
which had been stolen from
the West Midlands in 2005.
The investigation had been
launched following an
enquiry about a part of the
machine with a dealer who
then checked with TER.
It transpired that the excavator,
a 2004 320CL model, was
one of five items which were
reported as stolen to the West
Mercia Police and which were
subsequently the subject of a
large insurance claim valued
at approximately £260,000.
A number of individuals in the
north west of England were later
convicted for conspiracy to steal
and distribute the equipment
to Northern Ireland following a
combined police operations.
After a long day of enquiries
in the remote towns and
villages of County Mayo, the
320CL was eventually located
by the TER investigators on
a development site near the
town of Westport. Local Garda
officers were then deployed to
assist with the recovery of the
machine late in the evening.
TER then made arrangements
to repatriate the excavator back
to the U.K on behalf of Allianz
Insurance in order that it could
be assessed by a TER examiner.
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