Work on the second phase of a £700,000 sewer upgrade project in Arbroath has been postponed until September.

The scheme is being carried out by Scottish Water's alliance partner amey-Black & Veatch (aBV) and will see a new control kiosk built and an upgrade of the existing pumping station at Old Shore Head in the town.

The first phase of work was carried out last month. The second stage was due to begin this summer, however following consultation with the local community this has been pushed back to September.

Clive Duncan from Scottish Water said: "In preparing for this work we have held regular information events to ensure we keep the community updated and to listen to our customers' feedback so we can make efforts to keep disruption to a minimum. Recent feedback reflected that it would be better for the community if the second phase of work could be deferred until after the busy summer period.


"We are grateful for the local community's feedback throughout the planning stages and look forward to working with them when the second phase of work begins in September."

Elsewhere, Kier will start carrying out unrelated emergency sewer repair work in Arbroath next week. The project is located on a section of the High Street and will begin on 18 June, taking around five days to complete.

Mr Duncan continued; "We would like to apologise for the short term disruption caused by this work in the town centre. Our assessments have identified that this localised repair is necessary to avoid the condition of the sewer impacting on customers and the community.

"We would ask road users to follow the road signs that will be in place and thank residents and businesses for their patience while this work is carried out."

(LM)