Work started in the Bridle Loanan area at the start of April and will see more than 10,000 metres of pipeline laid to enable properties near the Burren Road, Dallan Road and Upper Dromore Road to have natural gas installed for the first time.
The 30-week programme will almost complete the planned network growth in the area.
The work has been agreed with Transport NI and signage will be in place to advise motorists of any diversions.
Ciaran Brennan, Network Engineer for firmus energy said, “firmus energy first entered Warrenpoint in 2011 and since then we’ve laid 28km of pipeline in the area to give 2,711 homes and businesses the opportunity to connect to the natural gas network.
An infamous gangster facing charges of conspiracy to murder has complained about the effects on his mental health of Covid-19 isolation in prison.
Michael O Loughlin said that he has to go into isolation in prison after interviews with police who are investigating a slew of criminal charges against him.
The Galway man told a court hearing in Newry this week: My mental health suffers very badly in isolation. I ve been in there twice already.
O Loughlin is facing a litany of charges in the North after the UK s National Crime Agency used information from the hacked Encrochat network used by criminals to encrypt messages.