£2.8m sewer scheme for Bishopthorpe (From York Press)

£2.8m sewer scheme for Bishopthorpe, in York

9:40am Thursday 29th December 2011 in News By Kate Liptrot, kate.liptrot@thepress.co.uk

A £2.8 million scheme to install a new sewerage system in Bishopthorpe promises to reduce the risk of sewer flooding to properties and roads.

Work to install a new sewer around the village will begin on January 3 and will take sewage from local homes and business to Naburn Waste Water Treatment Works.

The pipeline will start at Appleton Road, following the line of the York to Selby Cycle Path towards Acaster Bridge, then northwards through fields to the east of Acaster Lane.

Bishopthorpe residents are being invited to attend a public drop-in event on January 5 at the Village Hall on Main Street, where Yorkshire Water and contract partners Mott MacDonald Bentley staff will answer questions about the work.

Dominic Cunney, Yorkshire Water project manager, said: “This essential sewer improvement work will significantly reduce the risk of sewer flooding in Bishopthorpe. The new pipe will be much more robust and will mean we no longer need to use the existing damaged sewer. We would like to thank the residents of Bishopthorpe for their continued patience whilst we have dealt with recent bursts and temporary repairs. We plan to complete the construction of the new sewer by the spring.”

The work will not require access to local homes.

For more information, visit www.yorkshirewater.com/bishopthorpe