Up to £4 million is to be invested in water network improvements in the Scottish Borders.

Scottish Water's alliance partner Caledonia Water Alliance (CWA) will start installing 7kms of new water mains pipe from near Newstead to Earlston on Monday, 19 March.

The work aims to improve the security of water supply in Earlston and the surrounding area. It will be carried out in stages and is expected to take around eight months to complete.

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Scott Fraser, Scottish Water’s corporate affairs regional manager, said: "The installation of the new water main will improve the current water quality and add capacity into our network.

"Customers in the area may see a disruption to their water supply for periods during the project but anyone affected will be notified at least 48 hours in advance. Temporary traffic lights and road traffic management will be required on the A68, we will keep the local community informed as this progresses and will try to keep disruption from construction equipment to a minimum where possible."

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