Work starts on £1.4m water main improvements

Work has started to replace 1.7 miles (2.8km) of water mains in York after "repeated bursts" in the area.

Yorkshire Water said the £1.4m project covering streets off Tadcaster Road would improve reliability of the drinking water supply and reduce leakage.

Contractors would carry out the first phase of the work along Pulleyn Drive, White House Rise, White House Drive and White House Gardens over 10 weeks.

The water company added it would return to other nearby streets in the coming months to complete further phases.

Victoria Corbett, project manager at Yorkshire Water, said: "We've had a period of repeated bursts in the York Mount area which has caused a significant amount of disruption to customers.

"Once we're finished, bursts and potential loss of supply in the area will be much less likely."

There will be some footpath and road closures during parts of the work as a safety measure, the company added.

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