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Northumbrian Water has awarded contracts worth up to £247 million over nine years to maintain its underground sewerage network.
The contracts have been awarded to Esh Construction and Seymour CEC to carry out work from Berwick down to North Yorkshire and across the Pennines. The deals are expected to be worth around £27.5 million per year.
The work will involve improvements to nearly 30,000km of underground sewer pipes, including repair and maintenance, blockage clearance and the provision of emergency call out cover every day of the year.
Northumbrian Water sewerage and new development manager Mike Madine said: “We are making significant investments to look after our sewer network in order to be better prepared for the future.
“We are committed to reducing the risk of sewer blockages, flooding and pollution occurring in our region and these contracts are a key part in us achieving that.
“Doing this is essential in delivering great customer service, while protecting and enhancing the environment is at the core of our business.”
Esh Construction regional managing director Stephen Wilkie said: “The huge amount of work that goes into looking after the sewerage network often goes unseen – by its very nature it’s underground.
“Providing the 24/7 reactive service to deal with any issues and difficulties and delivering the planned maintenance programme is really important to the smooth running of the system – and the whole area.”
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