Sewer work
Motorists fear 11 months of chaos
A project to improve sewage works in Rutherglen could see 11 months of disruption for residents.
Proposed by Scottish Water, the scheme includes building ground storm water storage at Stonelaw Woods and a new storm water overflow chamber at Woodburn Park.
A project to improve sewage works in Rutherglen could see 11 months of disruption for residents.
Proposed by Scottish Water, the scheme includes building ground storm water storage at Stonelaw Woods and a new storm water overflow chamber at Woodburn Park.
The utilities company has submitted planning applications for both builds to South Lanarkshire Council.
But residents have already expressed concerns about the impact on traffic flow on several streets in the Stonelaw and Burnside areas of Rutherglen.
Douglas Easton, of Crawfurd Road, said he feared the work would see even more road closures and travel chaos in the town. “It’s our worst nightmare,” he said. “The A749 Stonelaw Road is a major trunk road from East Kilbride through Burnside, north to Rutherglen Cross and as such experiences heavy traffic flows most of the day, particularly the morning and evening peak periods.
“The only reference to traffic management is a vague statement referring to appropriate traffic signals and signage in the planning application’s supporting statement, under the section relating to planning issues.”
Alison Black, secretary of Burnside Community Council, said the group had not yet received formal notice of the planning applications, but would look closely at its potential to cause havoc on local roads.
She said: “Our next meeting is a week today and I will gather the information together for discussion then.
“Our chairman will write a letter in response expressing any concerns or worries that we might have about traffic, road works and closures.
“There have been a lot of road closures and diversions, with the new road and Cambuslang Road, filtering into Burnside, so we will certainly discuss it and formalise our response on the issue.”
Scottish Water say the construction of a new CSO chamber at Woodside Park and below ground storage at Stonelaw Woods would address aesthetic failings and reduce internal sewer flooding incidents.
A spokesman for the company said: “Scottish Water has submitted planning applications to South Lanarkshire Council in relation to proposed investment in improvements to its waste water infrastructure in Rutherglen to address flooding issues.
“Details of the planned investment will be given in due course, subject to planning approval and finalisation of the projects.
“We can also give an assurance that every effort will be made to minimise any impact on the parks and any inconvenience caused by road traffic management that will be required.”