Beach set for return to golden days with €20m upgrade

NAPPIES, condoms and other unsightly waste will soon disappear from the beach of a booming seaside town under a €20 million upgrade of its sewerage system.

Beach set for return to golden days with €20m upgrade

Tramore in Co Waterford, whose reputation has been tarnished by problems with its waterworks system, should be back on the map as a clean, green holiday destination when the revamp is completed in about 18 months.

County engineer John O’Flynn said while the current contract includes the collection system, pipeline and mechanical as well as electrical works, it is hoped the second tranche of the scheme, the treatment plant contract, will be ready by the end of this year, completely eliminating the problems in the popular resort.

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