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LIMERICK CITY COUNCIL has said that water supplies have now been restored in most areas of the city after a large water main burst this morning.
The incident occurred at the Kilmallock Road Roundabout on the Childers Road at 5.30am.
The council said engineers have since redistributed water from other parts of the city to affected customers. Repair work to the damaged water main will continue throughout the day.
There was some flooding as a result of the burst water main but the council said that no property was affected. The floodwaters receded after the main supply was switched off.
The affected section of road reopened to traffic at 8.30am and the council said traffic is once again moving smoothly through the area.
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Mains pipes in Limerick must be in a bad way. I work on the Ballysimon Road in Limerick and the amount of times the mains pipe on this road has burst is nuts.
By the looks of that pipe I bet the Romans had a better water supply.
Well done limerick country council great work getting the water supply back on do quick
Goebong.
Am I reading your comment correct?
Are you congragulating Limerick CITY council for actually doing the job they are being paid to do?
Yes they done a great job water back on within hours great job people could have had no water all day
Goebung
Thanks for confirming that we need to congragulate council workers for actually working.
So what do want to give out to them for doing a good job stop being so negative
Goebung
Dont worry this time next year when their all transfered to Irish Water they will be too busy fixing water meters to have time to fix leaks, then you’ll be giving out.
It probably was a roman made pipe from roman times
Is that a stock photo of some pipe that leaked or a photo of water pipes typical of Limerick?
Robert
That is a stock photo. Howeveer it could also be a photo of typical water pipes anywhere in the country. Some water pipes have been repaired so often the councils would have paid 10 times less to actually replace them altogether.
That’s the council “engineers” for you
The pipe wil need to be fixed and stay fixed, as all the wh0res will need their weekly wash after the weekend
I guess the customers don’t wash at all?
Bit of plumbers mate… She’ll be grand….!
Do they use wooden pipes as in pic?
Pipes my side spear to burst a lot as well as the water is often off for repairs.
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