Contractor George Leslie is to begin work on a new £3.2 million waste water infrastructure investment project in Glasgow.

Work to upgrade a Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) system in Langside Drive will get underway on Monday, 18 June.

The five-month scheme involves improving the CSO with better screening and new pipework to reduce the frequency and volume of waste water spillages in storm conditions, and so help improve the water quality in the White Cart Water.

For the duration of the project, Langside Drive will be closed between its junction with Riverside Road and Tantallon Road. From 02 July, a further four-month road closure will be in place on Riverside Road between Langside Drive and no. 44 Riverside Road. Tantallon Road will also be closed westbound for approximately one week from Monday, 02 July.

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The investment forms part of Scottish Water's £250m, five-year programme of work, launched in 2013, to improve river water quality and the natural environment and tackle flooding across the Greater Glasgow area.

Speaking about the project, Scottish Water Corporate Affairs Regional Manager Ruaridh MacGregor said: "We're sure that the public will welcome the benefits that this work will bring to the local environment.

"We'll do all we can to minimise any disruption for the local community while the work is being carried out, and would like to thank all local residents and road users for their patience and understanding."

(LM)