Scottish Water has announced it is investing £3 million to upgrade the waste water network in Cambuslang and Rutherglen.

The company's alliance partner, aBV, is carrying out two projects along Glenside Drive and Dukes Road.

Works involve relaying the sewer network along Glenside Drive and upsizing the sewer network along Dukes Road to increase the capacity of the pipes while reducing the risk of pollution to the nearby Eastfield Burn.

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In addition, large combined storm overflow (CSO) chambers will be built on the Dukes Road project to address historical flooding issues at Whyte Avenue.

A section of work is already complete on Fishescoates Avenue and involved developing a new CSO to replace an old CSO system.

The next section of the Glenside Drive project is due to begin on 10 February.

Project Manager John Townshend said: "These are significant projects to help protect and enhance the environment. They involve increasing the capacity and improving the performance of the existing sewer network.

"When complete the upgrade of the waste water network will clean up the waters and reduce the risk of pollution to the Eastfield Burn."

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