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Glasgow mains burst: 18,000 properties reconnected Glasgow burst main: Water fully restored
(about 4 hours later)
About 5,000 properties remain without water after a mains burst on Scotland's hottest day of the year so far. Water supplies have been restored to all 23,000 properties affected by a burst main on Scotland's hottest day of the year.
Up to 23,000 properties in the north west of Glasgow were cut off and a main road was closed due to flooding. The 36 inch trunk main burst on Maryhill Road in Glasgow, near its junction with Coronation Way, at 05:00.
Scottish Water has restored normal supplies to 18,000 properties in parts of Bearsden and Maryhill. Parts of Bearsden and the Maryhill area of the city were left without running water for much of the day.
Engineers have been on site since the burst on a 36in trunk main on Maryhill Road near its junction with Coronation Way just south of Canniesburn Toll. Scottish Water said it had fully restored the supply to all of the properties by 19:30.
The incident, which happened at about 05:00, also caused flooding to some properties. The burst main also caused flooding to some properties and traffic disruption in the area.
Temperatures in Glasgow reached 27C later in the day - the highest of the year so far. A spokesman for Scottish Water said: "Our engineers re-zoned the network and brought in water supplies from other areas and by early afternoon had restored normal supplies to 18,000 properties and to the remaining 5,000 properties early this evening.
Engineers are continuing to work to restore normal supplies to the remaining affected properties as soon as possible. "The affected properties were mainly in the Switchback Road area of Bearsden and the Summerston area.
'Patience and understanding' "As the system recharges, some properties in these areas will have had their water restored before others depending on their location on the network."
These are mainly in the Switchback Road area of Bearsden and the Summerston area of Glasgow, as well as a small number in Kelvindale. Implications for traffic
John Rae, Scottish Water's General Manager for Water Operations, said: "Scottish Water apologises for the inconvenience to customers, particularly those who have been affected by flooding, and road-users. He said customers might experience some discolouration in their water after their supply is restored, and should run the cold tap in their kitchen until their water runs clear.
"We've worked hard to restore normal supplies as quickly as possible and have made progress in many parts of the affected areas. We will do everything possible to restore supplies to those still affected as soon as we can. The affected part of Maryhill Road has been closed following the burst.
"We thank all customers for their patience and understanding." It is thought that the repair to the water main and the reinstatement of the road, which will begin immediately, might take some time to complete.
Customers were advised that when normal supplies are restored they might experience some discolouration in their water and should run the cold tap in their kitchen until their water runs clear. This is likely to mean there will be implications for traffic in the area near the burst over the coming days, Scottish Water said.
John Rae, Scottish Water's general manager for water operations, said: "Scottish Water apologises for the inconvenience to customers, particularly those who have been affected by flooding, and road-users that this burst caused.
"We worked hard to restore normal supplies as quickly as possible and we thank all customers for their patience and understanding."