A $4 million project to upgrade water mains in Kinloch is now underway.
The project, funded through the council’s Long-term Plan, will see 9.6km of new polyethylene water pipes installed throughout Kinloch and Project Manager Peter van Niekerk said this will make the village’s drinking water infrastructure much more resilient.
“Like several parts of our district, the original pipework in parts of Kinloch is nearing the end of its lifecycle,” Mr van Niekerk said.
“We have been carrying out a series of water main upgrades in Taupō, Tūrangi and Mangakino; and the Kinloch work is part of this programme but also a component of a much larger project that will see a new water treatment plant constructed to keep pace with the growing community’s needs.
“We are thrusting the new pipes through the road berms rather than open trenching them so as to cause as little disruption to residents as possible. This involves manoeuvring some very long sections of pipe about, so we’d like to thank everyone for their patience and remind them to drive safely around the work sites.”
The project is expected to be completed by July 2023.
