Last year I posted about
an intermittent leak from a manhole on the foreshore adjacent to the Riverside walkway
from Douglas Terrace. Scottish Water has recently advised me that permanent
repair works will commence on Monday 28 April which will necessitate the closure
of Douglas Terrace at the railway bridge during week commencing 12 May.
All works should be completed during week commencing 19 May. Scottish Water is issuing
a leaflet to residents in the area with the following information:
‘……A contractor has now been appointed to undertake
permanent repair works which will eliminate the leak and reinstate the original
foreshore condition. Discussions have been ongoing with Dundee City Council and
SEPA to ensure that work within the inter-tidal zone can be done safely and
with no environmental impact.
Work will commence on Monday 28th April and
will see the contractor set up a site compound at the West Ferry Pumping
Station with a linked working area on to the foreshore. This area will be
fenced off in line with normal construction site practices. Demolition of the
manhole will then take place over a number of days and into the following week.
There will be some localised noise associated with this work but the activity
will only take place during daylight hours, tidal conditions permitting.
One of the key aspects of the works will be
the management of wastewater flows during the reconstruction works. In agreement
with Dundee City Council, during the week commencing 12th May, wastewater flows
will temporarily be pumped from Broughty Ferry Road into West Ferry Pumping
Station. This will require a closure of Douglas Terrace at the railway bridge.
A Traffic Management Plan has been agreed with the Council and will ensure
access to property is maintained. We expect all works to be completed during
the week commencing 19th May. We would like apologise for any temporary
disruption that may be caused during these essential works…….’
