Next phase of Yorkshire Water £1.6m Rotherham investment to start

Work continues to replace 1.7km of clean water pipes in Rotherham as part of a £1.6m investment in the area that will help reduce the risk of bursts and improve resilience. 

Yorkshire Water and contract partners OCU Utilities and Hargreaves are working at pace to complete the project by September 2024.

To ensure the project is completed quickly and to minimise disruption as much as possible, there may be some weekend and overnight work.

Yorkshire Water has worked closely with Rotherham Council to carefully plan this work and complete it in phases. The next phase will start week commencing 3 June and last for two weeks.

While the work is carried out the junction of Rotherham Road and Stonerow Way will be closed to keep everyone safe. There will be a signed diversion in place via Stadium Way.

Victoria Corbett, project manager at Yorkshire Water, said:  “We are making good progress with this project that will result in a robust and resilient pipe network for Rotherham town centre, reducing the likelihood of burst pipes in the future.

“We appreciate there has been some disruption for residents and businesses nearby and we thank them for their patience while this investment in our network is completed. Our team and contract partners are working as quickly as they can to finish the project on time and keep disruption to a minimum.” 

Details of the work can be found here:  Yorkshire Water - We're investing in our water network in Rotherham