A £3.1 million water mains replacement project is under way in Thornton.
Yorkshire Water has launched the upgrade to improve the reliability of the drinking water supply by reducing leaks and preventing bursts.
The work is part of a wider £406 million investment to replace more than 1,000km of water mains across the region by 2030.
Scott Gammon, project manager at Yorkshire Water, said: “As part of Yorkshire Water’s largest ever investment into its infrastructure, we are delivering a significant upgrade to our clean water network.
“We’re targeting areas that are most prone to leaks and bursts so that we can deliver the quality and reliability of service that our customers expect – and that means a huge amount of investment into Bradford.
“We’ll be working quickly and doing everything that we can to keep disruption to a minimum whilst we deliver this important work.”
The project began in Thornton Road at the junction with School Green and will replace 4.6km of old pipes with new, durable plastic.
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Work will continue along Thornton Road toward the junction with the A644 Brighouse and Denholme Road, with mains also being replaced on parts of Green Lane and Headley Lane.
Contractors expect the project to take about a year to complete.
