South West Water has completed a large section of its essential sewer replacement work in Penryn.
The company has been working on Commercial Road since January to replace and renew the sewer, as the existing one has become prone to bursts due to its age.
The £850,000 work is part of a significant investment programme by South West Water across the South West to improve the performance of its sewers and protect the environment.
By replacing the pipe in Penryn using a combination of new pipework and relining – a technique which creates a strong new pipe within the existing one – it will help future-proof the network and reduce the risk of any future bursts.
While the majority of this scheme has now been completed, the remaining relining work over Penryn Bridge and final connections will need to be carried out when sewer levels return to normal following the incredibly wet start to the year.
South West Water will be making every effort to keep disruption from this remaining work to a minimum, and will have another dedicated Customer Liaison Officer on site to keep local residents and businesses up to date with its progress.
Ed Mitchell, Project Manager for South West Water, said: “We’re sorry for the disruption this main phase of work has caused and we’re confident these improvements will be long-lasting, which we know is important to the local community in Penryn.
“We will need to come back once the sewer network levels have come down to complete the final work over the bridge as quickly as we can, and we will inform local residents and businesses when this will be happening.”