Work is continuing on a £24 million water mains upgrade project in Irvine.

Scottish Water is installing a new 7.3 mile-long water main south of Drybridge, near Dreghorn, to the west of Eglinton Country Park.

The scheme will help more than 85,000 people in parts of North Ayrshire benefit from improved security of their water supply and a reduction in the risk of burst mains.

The new main will replace an existing main whose route goes through more built-up areas, including the north east of Irvine and parts of Bourtreehill, Broomlands and Dreghorn.

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As part of the project, a stretch of the northwest-bound lane of Long Drive, near Hill roundabout, will be closed from 19 June to 31 June. This will allow work to be carried out on connecting the new water main to the existing network. Temporary traffic lights will be in operation to enable two-way traffic on the affected stretch of road.

The development forms part of Scottish Water's £120m investment in Ayrshire which was announced in December 2015. The programme will see water mains infrastructure upgraded for almost 220,000 people in much of Ayrshire and part of East Renfrewshire.

(LM)