McMillan on Flooding

West of Scotland MSP Stuart McMillan has welcomed Scottish Water’s commitment to investigate flooding problems in the Inverclyde area.

Mr McMillan met with Scottish Water’s Regional Manager for Ayr, Paul Maxwell, to highlight the concern regarding the Greenock A8 in the Ladyburn area which gets closed during heavy rain, as does the Blackstone Roundabout on the A8 at Clune Brae, Port Glasgow; Partridge Road, Greenock, which suffers ground flooding and Kempock Point in Gourock, where sewage rises through the shingle at the pier.

Mr Maxwell confirmed that a survey will begin next month on the main sewers around the Ladyburn and Blackstone Roundabout areas to identify and resolve any infrastructure issues. The sewer outfall pipe at Kempock Point will be inspected by camera for defects and repaired if necessary. He added that Scottish Water was unaware of any problems in the Partridge Road area, but if residents contact them when this is happening they will investigate it immediately.

Mr McMillan said: “I am extremely pleased that Scottish Water intends to act so promptly on the problem areas I highlighted during our meeting. The residents of Inverclyde can now be assured that in the event of more heavy rain the roads and infrastructure in the problem areas will be able to cope and flooding should be prevented.”