Parts of Perth’s scenic Tay Street could be dug up for months under plans unveiled by Scottish Water to upsize an existing underground sewer which it says are likely to have a “significant” impact on the local road network.
The water supplier has warned in a planning document submitted to Perth and Kinross Council that work to increase the size of pipes running underneath Tay Street and adjoining Shore Road could take as long as a year to complete and traffic diversions will be necessary throughout.
The document says the planned upgrade is required “to facilitate predicted growth in and around the Perth city area” and that the work will involve upsizing around 540 metres of pipe along both streets, the former of which lies within the city’s conservation area.
