A £100,000 project to connect three homes to the mains sewer system is about to get underway.

Severn Trent will install just under a mile of new sewer pipes, and a new pumping station, in the Merrimans Hill Road area of Worcester.

It will be the first time the affected properties have been connected to the mains sewer, as they have relied on a septic tank for the past 30 to 40 years.

The work will begin on Monday, January 30 and is expected to be completed in March.

Ian Woodward, Severn Trent programme engineer, said: "The old septic tank that our customers have been using is old and really needs replacing with a more modern, much better system.

"Connecting to our waste pipes will mean a massive improvement to the local waste water treatment and sewer system and customers can feel safe in the knowledge that we’re looking after their waste properly."

During the work, temporary traffic lights will be put in place for a fortnight on St Georges Lane North from Monday, February 6.

However Severn Trent say there will be no "major" impact on traffic during the rest of the work.

Mr Woodward said: "As with any work we do, safety is always a priority of ours, so to keep the team and the public safe, we’ll be using temporary traffic lights on St Georges Lane North from Monday, February 6 for around two weeks, the rest of the work will have no major impact on traffic."

The new pumping station will be built alongside the Worcester Birmingham Canal, behind 1 Merrimans Hill Road, and will be approximately 12 metres long and three metres wide - including a footpath and steps.

Severn Trent say the current facility is no longer treating sewage to the right level, and there is not enough space to build a new sewage treatment works by the canal.

Therefore, by connecting properties to the mains sewers, flow can be transferred into the network for treatment elsewhere.

The work is being carried out by NMCNomenca.