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Repair works set to begin in Bridge of Weir have been postponed due to current weather warnings relating to “bitterly cold Arctic winds”.

A £4.7m investment project at the waste water treatment works (WWTW) serving Stewarton has been successfully completed.

A significant investment project to help alleviate sewer flooding in Stewarton begins later this month.

Scottish Water is set to begin the first phase of a £26million project to improve the water supply to thousands of residents in East Kilbride.

A busy East Kilbride road is to be closed for eight weeks for works to improve the local sewer network and protect against flooding.

A major project to prevent flooding in a Lanarkshire town is almost complete.

Head over to our new Lanarkshire Live Facebook page to make sure you're up to date with the top stories in the regionIt is anticipated that it will be in place for approximately one week.Drivers are urged to follow local diversions.Georgina Reid, corporate affairs manager in the west, said: “It’s important that our customers continue to enjoy clear, fresh drinking water. This essential work to improve the resilience of existing infrastructure and help reduce the chance of pipes bursting will help us achieve that.“Some customers may experience a change in water pressure and/or discoloured water.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Scottish Water is advising road users in Hamilton of some road traffic management during upgrades to the water infrastructure. From Monday, January 18, Muttonhill Road in the town will be closed between Highstonehall Road and Newhousemill Road to enable the improvement works to be carried out safely.Road traffic management has been agreed in conjunction with South Lanarkshire Council, and it is anticipated that it will be in place for approximately one week. Drivers are urged to follow local diversions.Georgina Reid, corporate affairs manager in the west, said: “It’s important that our customers continue to enjoy clear, fresh drinking water.

South Lanarkshire roads department and other relevant organisations. Georgina Reid, corporate affairs manager in the west, said: “The work being done here follows emergency works to repair a collapsed sewer which were carried out in Hamilton Road just before Christmas.“At that time, we identified this need for further improvement work to help reduce the risk of local flooding in heavy rainfall.

East Kilbride have officially launched Scottish Water’s latest Top up Tap at the Country Park.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA stretch of Long Drive in Irvine is to close to allow essential water works to be carried outFrom Monday November 30, a section of Long Drive heading towards the A78 slip road will be closed.The slip road from the A78 will be unaffected.This work is being undertaken by Scottish Water’s alliance partners Caledonia Water Alliance and is expected to take around eight days for completion.Traffic management has been arranged in liaison with North Ayrshire Council's roads department and drivers are urged to follow local diversions.Georgina Reid, Scottish Water’s corporate affairs manager in the west, said: “It’s important that our customers