Flood Prevention Works completed in Dalaruan, Campbeltown

[Kintyre Forum News]

Quite an impressive piece of work this...well done to those involved.

CAMPBELTOWN FLOOD PREVENTION WORKS COMPLETED

Argyll and Bute Council has now completed works to survey and improve the high street culvert from Dalaruan Street to Low Askomil.

A specialist contractor was employed to carry out these works using remote control survey and pressure jetting equipment. These operations cleared silt and gravel from the culvert and from the survey it has indicated that the culvert is in reasonable condition.

The intake at Dalaruan has also been improved with new gravel traps and filters to screen debris from the burn. These works were specially designed and constructed for this location. The works have already been tested with the very heavy rainfall just before Christmas. The new intake coped very well with high water levels.

These new works have made a significant improvement to the operations of the burn and culvert and it has now significantly reduced the probability of flooding from this location.

Argyll and Bute Council will continue to survey the watercourses with a view to implementing further improvements to alleviate flooding problems attributable to the watercourses in the Campbeltown area.

The Mid Argyll, Kintyre and Islay Area Chair, Councillor Alistair McKinlay, said, “I am delighted that these improvements have taken place, which clearly demonstrates that Argyll and Bute Council are taking proactive steps to deal with the flooding problems in Campbeltown. We will continue to work in partnership with Scottish Water to ensure that the major issues are also addressed.”