Scottish Water has said it is making progress with a project in Killearn, Stirlingshire, to upgrade its water infrastructure.

The £2.5m scheme will see clearer, fresher drinking water delivered to customers, as well as provide greater security of supply by reducing the risk of bursts in the system.

The project will see more than 30 miles of water mains improved, with Farrans, the appointed contractor for the scheme, rehabilitating 3.7 miles of water mains, installing 7.5 miles of new mains and cleaning a total of 21 miles of mains.

Work on the project commenced in summer 2013, and Scottish Water has said it expects to complete the work by spring 2015. The utility provider has added that as the project enters its final phases, road traffic measures will need to be put in place.


This will include the closure of Main Street (A875) in Killearn from Monday 24 November. The section of road will be closed for five days and will be from the roundabout on Main Street at Drumbeg Loan north for around 100m. Diversion routes will be in place for motorists.

Lorna Gilchrist, Scottish Water's project manager, commented: "Much of our work in this project in various parts of Stirlingshire involves the replacement of ageing pipes with modern polyethylene water mains which will provide clear, fresher drinking water and these new pipes will also be less susceptible to bursts which will mean greater security of supply and less risk of disruption to normal supplies."

Jane McKenzie, Scottish Water's regional communities team leader for the area, said: "Our work in the area requires some road traffic management and this will inevitably cause some inconvenience to road-users. However, we will do everything possible to minimise any disruption."

(JP/IT)