Scottish Water is progressing a £2.5 million flood alleviation project in Greenock with the imposition of road restrictions on the major A8 road, which floods regularly during extreme weather, for up to three weeks.
The A8 East Hamilton Street will be reduced to one lane on both eastbound and westbound carriageways in each direction to allow the vital works to go ahead.
The land closures will allow engineers to establish the precise location of existing utilities and connection points.
Georgina Reid, Scottish Water’s corporate affairs manager in the west said:
“We have been working hard to get the word out to as many people as possible before these works begin.
“The important thing to remember is that we are not closing the road and so long as people plan ahead and allow extra time any disruption should be kept to a minimum.
“These works are vital to help us plan the main phase of the carriageway works later this year to allow us to complete them and get off the road as quickly as possible.”
“We are making excellent progress, with the new CSO taking shape and we are on course to tackle the main carriageway works later this year.”
The A8 floods regularly during extreme weather (Picture: InverclydeNow.com)
The major investment is aimed at tackling regular flooding of the A8 East Hamilton Street at the Lady Burn which has a significant impact on residents, commuters, road users and the wider Inverclyde economy.
A new Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) and upgraded local sewer network have been designed to increase capacity during periods of extreme weather which should have a profound effect on flooding.
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