Road to be closed for a year in bid to stop sewage flooding

A ROAD is to be closed for a year as works will be carried out in East Renfrewshire to stop sewage flooding.

Scottish Water has confirmed that work will begin in Giffnock on Braidholm Road as the schools finish for summer.

From Monday, June 27, the road will be closed to through traffic from Merryton Avenue to Merrylee Park Avenue for 12 months with diversions in place.

Access will be maintained to Braidbar Farm

Road and Park Grove Avenue via traffic lights during this time.

The project is anticipated to take around 13 months to complete as it will involve installing an underground storage tank beneath the grassed open space on the south side of Braidholm Road next to its junction with Whitton Drive and Graffham Avenue.

Diversions will be in place as follows: From Monday, June 27 until October, access to Braidbar Farm Road and Park Grove Avenue will be eastbound along Braidholm Road.

From October until June 2023, access to Braidbar Farm Road and Park Grove Avenue will be westbound along Braidholm Road.

Bridget Curran, one of the local residents who has had first-hand experience of sewer flooding for many years, said: “It means the world to me that this project is going ahead. Every time it rains my heart is in my mouth watching the water pouring down the hill and the water levels rising.”

Georgina Reid, Corporate Affairs manager in the west, said: “This major project is a priority for us and we hope that people will be understanding and appreciate just how much of a difference it will make for our customers who currently experience the misery and distress of sewer flooding.”