Elgin flood scheme progress update
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Flooded residents evacuated during the last major event in Elgin
A PROGRESS update on work to construct Elgin’s £86 million flood alleviation scheme is planned.
This is likely to be the first in a series of events where people will be able to drop in and chat to members of the Moray flood alleviation team about what will become Scotland’s largest flood scheme.
Elgin library will be the venue for an open day on Tuesday (June 7).
Work officially got under way on April 4 and over the past few weeks contractor Morrison Construction has been busy setting up compounds and offices and carrying out other preparatory work.
Grampian Road has been closed to through traffic and demolition work will get underway soon in the Pansport area.
Project manager Peter Haslam said: "The first properties for demolition are the Kingsmills Bar and adjoining cottages, Brewery Bridge Cottage and Pansport Cottages," he said.
"Our plan is to follow on from there into Grampian Road as occupants of the affected businesses gradually move out to new premises."
That will be followed by the building of haul roads downstream of Pansport so that materials can be moved without using public roads.
Work will also start on the major sewer diversion in Grampian Road and several other utility diversions.
Mr Haslam added: "This is a landmark project for Elgin and we would like people to know what we are doing and how it fits into the overall plan."
The long-awaited scheme will protect 600 homes and 250 businesses from flooding, avoiding a repeat of the devastating floods of 1997, 2002 and 2009.
The open day will run from 10am to 7.30pm, with members of the flood team on hand throughout.
