Scottish Water has completed repairs to a major burst on a 163 year old water main in Glasgow which saw around 100,000 homes across Glasgow left without water on Tuesday night.
Image: section of Victorian water main
Teams worked round the clock to fix the burst 36-inch water main which affected water supplies to some 250,000 customers. The incident also caused localised flooding in the area when the water poured down streets.
Following a major excavation to remove the huge section of Victorian pipe which was laid a year after Queen Victoria opened the Loch Katrine Water Project in 1859, the new section of pipe has now been installed and work has begun to recharge this section of network. The water main takes water from Loch Katrine to the Greater Glasgow area.
Due to the significant damage caused to the road - which cracked when the pipe burst - and surrounding area, the focus will now be to carry out the substantial reinstatement and clean-up of the affected area. Traffic management will be in place for approximately two weeks while the work is carried out.
Image: force of the water tore up the road
Georgina Reid, Scottish Water Corporate Affairs manager for the west, said:
“We are delighted that our teams have managed to complete the repair and can now focus on reinstating the damage and getting the roads open as quickly as possible.
“We are acutely aware how busy this stretch of road is, and we sincerely apologise for the inconvenience this has caused. “This has been a significant incident and we really appreciate the patience and understanding shown by our customers while we worked to fix it.
”Scottish Water operatives have worked through the night with Scottish Power Energy Networks (SPEN) due to the presence of high voltage power cables in the area of excavation, with final repairs being completed early this afternoon.
“Our teams will work through the nights and weekends to carry out these reinstatement works, and we estimate that this could take up to 2 weeks to finish and remove the traffic diversions.”
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