Several road closures will be in place
Water main replacement work from Noble's Park to Mona Drive is set to begin next week.
Manx Utilities has confirmed the work as part of a phased plan to replace old water mains and increase the security of supply for customers.
The work will affect water supplies to around 900 properties in the Douglas area.
Some of the mains in this location were installed in the early 1920s, and run from Ballaquayle Service Reservoir (located at Noble’s Park) to Victoria Road and then through a single main to the top of Mona Drive in Douglas. The oldest section, a 12-inch cast iron main, is 99 years old.
The supplier says in addition to the age of the water mains, when major road works are carried out, water mains can become disturbed and it is not unusual for mains to burst during or just after road works, and therefore this work will avoid the need to excavate new roads.
Other utilities services work will be undertaken at the same time, in relation to electricity, drainage and gas.
In a project approved by the Island's Joint Utilities' Group, Dukes Road will be reinstated, whilst Falcon Cliff Terrace will be fully reconstructed as the carriageway there has failed. Victoria Road will be reinstated in the same way as Dukes Road to at least half width of the carriageway.
The sewers in Mona Drive will be lined by Environmental Techniques using a structural liner and this will minimise disruption in Mona Drive.
Access will be maintained to properties however there may be a need to close Dukes Road for a short period whilst the mains are laid.
Falcon Cliff Terrace will be closed over its entire length to enable a gas main replacement and the laying of the two water mains and the road will be fully reconstructed, whilst work in Victoria Road will be controlled by traffic lights to enable continuous access to and from properties and businesses.
Work is planned to start on 11 April 2023, pausing for TT Practice week and race week, returning to complete all work by Manx Grand Prix practice week. If for any reason completion is delayed, work on site will stop for the Manx Grand Prix.
Manx Utilities will be circulating information directly to residents, owners and occupiers and would like to thank them for their patience and understanding whilst this critical infrastructure is upgraded.
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