News / Multimillion pound Whalsay waterworks reach ‘milestone’
WHALSAY’s new £5.4m water treatment plant is one step closer to completion after a major part of its structure was shipped to the island last week.
The metalwork, assembled in Ross-shire, arrived in Symbister on a barge from Inverness.
The new Scottish Water treatment plant is on course to be completed by spring next year.
As part of the redevelopment, a new pumping station will be built next to the existing one near Loch Huxter.
David Kitching, senior project manager with Scottish Water, said the delivery of the plant structure was a “major milestone”.
“Off-site fabrication and testing with modular delivery has realised the significant reduction in on-site construction and traffic movement, normally associated with a project of this nature,” he added.
“The project is also using other modular build techniques, with a benefit of reducing site construction time further.”
Earlier this month Scottish Water confirmed plans for a £4 million maintenance programme throughout Shetland that will take place over the next few years.
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