Scottish Water is inviting Perth residents and businesses to attend an information event on Wednesday 26th April before planned work begins in mid-May to deliver a major sewer upgrade in Tay Street and Shore Road.
The publicly owned water company is preparing to install 500 metres of new pipeline with a diameter of 2.2 metres between Tay Street’s junction with Canal Street and the section of Shore Road that runs alongside the South Inch.
The upgrade is the first element of a major programme of investment in the city’s water and sewerage infrastructure which is set to be delivered over the coming years. The section of ‘super sewer’ will play a key role in supporting the city’s continuing growth, while also reducing the risk of sewer flooding affecting low-lying areas between Muirton and the city centre.
The work in Tay Street and Shore Road will be delivered on Scottish Water’s behalf by its capital project delivery partner Caledonia Water Alliance.
Scottish Water’s Major Projects Delivery Manager Dominic Flanagan said:
“A major programme of investment is needed to ensure Perth’s essential water and sewerage infrastructure is able to support the city’s continuing growth over the years ahead.
“Work carried out in partnership with Perth & Kinross Council before the pandemic has given us a more accurate and detailed understanding of all the city’s underground and above ground drainage systems than ever before. This showed that by super-sizing a 500 metre section of the existing trunk sewer next to the River Tay, we can provide additional capacity for new development while also alleviating flood risk that affects our existing customers.
“We know that Perth is growing and that our climate is changing. We can’t stop the intense rainfall events that overwhelm urban drainage systems, but we can take action to make the Fair City climate ready.
“We recognise that infrastructure work of this scale is disruptive and that the areas where we need to work are an important part of the city’s road network.”
The first phase of work in Tay Street and Shore Road is expected to begin from Monday 15th May and includes the diversion of a gas main by SGN to provide space below ground for the new section of ‘super sewer’ to be installed.
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