A MULTI-MILLION pound project to protect Glasgow homes from flooding has been completed.

Two major projects were launched to tackle flooding that has affected 47 properties in the Springburn area.

Properties in the Elmvale Row area and Avonspark Street area nearby, which have previously been hit by flooding to garages, car parks and roadways, were targeting by the Scottish Water upgrade.

As part of the £12.5million Elmvale Row, two giant storage tanks, providing storm water storage, have been installed in the sewer network to alleviate the surcharging of the sewer system.

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The tanks are invisible to people at ground level following the grassy area that existed before the beginning of the project, being repaired and marked for landscaping.

Pumps have been installed in the tanks which will return the storm water stored in them back into the sewer system once the storm has passed.

The project also included the upsizing of about 400m of waste water pipes in Elmvale Row, Elmvale Street, Ratho Drive, Fernbank Street and Hawthorn Street.

More than 12,000 tonnes of material, including rock, was removed from the project site to level the ground before construction started. Channel kerbs have been installed in Elmvale Row and Fernbank Street to add storage for excess rainwater from the road gullies.

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Work has also been done to tackle flooding affecting properties in Avonspark Street and Edgefauld Road, including the installation of a storm water storage tank.

Chris Wilcock, a flooding team leader with Scottish Water, said: “We are committed to doing all we can to help communities and customers by playing our part in tackling flooding.”