A £450,000 project to reduce the risk of flooding in two of Edinburgh's streets, has been completed by contractor George Leslie on behalf of Scottish Water.

In a statement, the utility provider said it had increased almost 300m of sewer pipes in the Kingsknowe Crescent and Peatville Terrace areas.

In addition to the above, Scottish Water also created benches and planted trees and shrubs in a nearby woodland area. Some of the work took place close to Longstone and Redhall Primary schools during school holidays, and to mark the completion of the project, Scottish Water and George Leslie presented the schools with a specially-made bench, featuring a variety of carved animals, made from old tree trunks nearby.

-- Advertisement --

Bill Elliot, Scottish Water's Community Team Manager for Edinburgh, said: "We're delighted to have completed this project to help reduce the likelihood of flooding in the Kingsknowe area. On some parts of the waste water network, the size of our waste water pipes have been almost doubled.

"Protecting and enhancing the environment is a key priority for Scottish Water. This work has increased the capacity of our network to deal with the waste water, particularly in times of heavy rainfall.

"We are grateful to customers in the area for their patience while this work was carried out, and also to the pupils, parents and staff of Longstone and Redhall Primary Schools. We hope the children will enjoy the new bench which has been created from tree trunks on the edge of the woodland area well into the future."

(JP/MH)