Work on a £10M flood-prevention scheme in Inverness is set to begin in September.
The Highland Council is seeking tender from contractors to build the first two phases of the southwest Inverness flood relief channel, having obtained the necessary flood prevention order and planning consent for the project.
The scheme will divert flood water from the south side of Inverness away from residential housing, picking up overflow water from the south side burns, and leading it to the River Ness at Holm Mains. It will be completed over five years, in phases.
Neil Gillies, director of transport, environmental and community services, said: ‘This is a significant investment by the council and is one of the biggest projects on our books at the current time.
‘It has been given priority because of the need to ease the persistent flooding problems that have been experienced in a number of residential areas in the south of the city. A lot of work has been undertaken to get us to this far and, hopefully, we will see work start in September.’
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