Essential maintenance work to a waterpipe is underway in the Scottish Borders.

Following heavy rainfall and flooding last weekend, a pipe on the side of the River Teviot near Hawick was sheared when a section of the river bank broke away.

The council has implemented temporary road closures to allow Scottish Water to undertake the repair work.

The water utility company has already carried out repair works to Hawick Waste Water Treatment Works following the bad weather.

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Gary Guthrie, Waste Water Operations Manager from Scottish Water, said: "Temporary measures are being put in place to divert the flow of waste water from one side of the River Teviot to the other.

"This involves placing overland pipework from the damaged pipe at the end of Duke Street and over the closed footbridge to connect in with another underground sewer on Mansfield Road.

"Protecting the environment is our priority at all times. We are working with Scottish Borders Council and SEPA to implement a permanent solution as soon as possible and we will keep the public up to date on the progress of this work."

(LM)