PROPERTIES in Paisley are to benefit from a flood prevention scheme.
A £550,000 project is to start on Monday, designed to reduce the risk of flooding which has affected houses in the Lanfine Road area of the town.
The properties have been affected by internal flooding when a waste water pipe can back-up and surc
harge waste water during heavy rainfall.
The 10-week project will allow Scottish Water to remove the five from its register of properties at risk of internal flooding.
Mrs Eileen Carlton (46) walks her dog on Lanfine Road some mornings.
She told The Extra: "It will be a great relief to the people in those houses, because a couple of times I've seen the flooding they have had to deal with when the drain floods.
"And I've heard people talk about it as a particularly bad area for that."
Contractors Carillion will re-grade a 60 metre stretch of pipe to a more appropriate gradient and upsize the sewer to reduce the risk of it backing-up and surcharging.
House numbers from 18 to 33 will be temporarily closed in 20 metre sections while each part of the pipe is worked on, and there will be restricted access to the driveways of properties on both sides of the street for a short time.
Mark Templeton, Scottish Water's acting regional manager, said the company is "very pleased" to be starting the project in Lanfine Road.
He added: "We take our responsibilities to deal with flooding issues very seriously and fully understand the disruption and inconvenience that flooding can cause."
Nick Haley, project manager, told The Extra: "We will make every effort to complete this project as quickly and efficiently as possible and to minimise any disruption to affected customers.
"We will inform all affected customers and we will make every effort to accommodate any affected residents who have special needs."
To minimise any inconvenience work will also be restricted to normal working hours and on weekdays only.
