Bleddfa, Powys, Wales, UK - Tuesday 21st June 2016 - Severn Trent Water have now started tunneling at Bleddfa on a 1.8km tunnel bypass alongside the current 73 mile 100 year old Elan Valley Aqueduct that carries water from Mid Wales to the city of Birmingham. Shown here is the new tunnel pit among the rural countryside of Powys. The work is being carried out by the BNM Alliance comprising of Barhale and North Midland Construction. Work is expected to be completed by December 2016. Two further tunnels will then be built at nearby Nantmel and Knighton. Credit: Steven May/Alamy Live News

Bleddfa, Powys, Wales, UK - Tuesday 21st June 2016 - Severn Trent Water have now started tunneling at Bleddfa on a 1.8km tunnel bypass alongside the current 73 mile 100 year old Elan Valley Aqueduct that carries water from Mid Wales to the city of Birmingham. Shown here is the new tunnel pit among the rural countryside of Powys. The work is being carried out by the BNM Alliance comprising of Barhale and North Midland Construction. Work is expected to be completed by December 2016. Two further tunnels will then be built at nearby Nantmel and Knighton. Credit: Steven May/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

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