Client:
United Utilities
Location:
Lake District, through Lancashire and into Greater Manchester
Build time:
2026 - present
Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme (HARP)
The Haweswater Aqueduct is a 110km pipeline that runs from the Lake District, through Lancashire, and into Greater Manchester.
HARP is a major scheme to maintain drinking water supplies across Cumbria, Lancashire, and Greater Manchester for future generations.
Originally constructed in the 1950s, the pipeline needs essential upgrade work and will see the replacement of the existing tunnel sections to ensure it can continue to supply customers for generations to come.
STRABAG, Equitix and GLIL Infrastructure have formed Cascade Infrastructure Limited, the project company responsible for the concession agreement with the client, United Utilities, who is responsible for water and wastewater services in the North West of England.
The contract includes design and construction, finance and maintenance of six tunnel sections of the pipeline. STRABAG UK Limited are responsible for the full design and construction scope of the project, while the financing is being provided by Equitix, GLIL Infrastructure and the STRABAG Group.