Scottish Water has begun a £12.4 million environmental improvement project in the Springburn area of Glasgow.

The project is part of a £250 million, five-year programme to improve river water quality and the natural environment of the River Clyde, enable the Greater Glasgow area to grow and develop, alleviate sewer flooding and deal with the effects of increased rainfall from climate change.

34 properties have experienced sewer flooding problems in the area, including flooding to garages, car parks and roadways.

13,500 cubic metres of storm water storage will be installed by Scottish Waters delivery partners amey Black & Veatch (aBV), as well as the upsizing of 400 metres of waste water pipes.

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Gary Caig, Scottish Water's Environmental Asset Planning Team Leader, said: "Scottish Water is committed to doing all we can to help communities and customers by playing our part in tackling flooding and dealing with the impact of heavy rainfall.

"A number of properties in the Elmvale Row area have suffered from recurring flooding over a number of years and we fully appreciate the inconvenience this can cause. We know that affected customers will welcome our improvements to our network in the area."

Work is expected to take at least 2 years to complete.

Mark Maclaren, Scottish Water’s Regional Communities Team Manager, said: "There will be general construction traffic noise and dust during the project and noise from the excavation of rock.

"It is impossible to carry out this sort of work without some disruption, particularly when a large amount of rock has to be removed, but we will do everything we can to minimise any inconvenience and we will keep local residents and road-users informed of our work and will liaise with them as the work progresses."

(LM/CD)