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Saddleworth will be affected by road works for several months as United Utilities carries out £270k worth of improvement works. The water company plans to upgrade more than 3km (1.9 miles) of its water mains network in Diggle.

The three-month project is due to start this week targeting residential streets off Huddersfield Road. The first roads in line for the works are Cornwall Crescent; Dorset Avenue; Gloucester Drive; and Kent Close.

The residential highways will be affected until December 12, according to Transport for Greater Manchester, with minor impacts expected on local parking and congestion.

The project will see ageing water mains replaced with a new pipeline that is designed to last more than 100 years. It’s part of a £380m programme to upgrade 925km of water m

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