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Part of busy Dunfermline city centre car park shut due to collapsed sewer

Emergency repairs are being carried out at Glen Bridge car park, at the rear of The City Hotel.

Emergency sewer repair works at Glen Bridge car park, Dunfermline.
Work on the collapsed sewer at Glen Bridge car park. Image: Neil Henderson/DC Thomson

Part of a busy Dunfermline city centre car park has been shut due to a collapsed sewer.

Emergency repairs are being carried out at Glen Bridge car park, at the rear of The City Hotel.

Scottish Water has had to cordon off about 15 parking bays while the repairs are carried out.

A statement from the utilities firm said: “We appreciate that this is a busy car park for access to the city centre, and we apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause.

Fife Council notified about emergency repairs in Dunfermline car park

“Our partners, Morrison Construction, will be working in the area to carry out the repair as quickly and safely as possible.

“We will provide a further update on the progress of this work later this week once more information has become available.

“We have liaised with the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) and Fife Council to provide advance notification of the works taking place.

Emergency repairs on a collapsed sewer
The emergency repairs on a collapsed sewer could last several days. Image: Neil Henderson/DC Thomson

“We would like to thank customers for their patience and co-operation while we undertake this emergency repair.”

Scottish Water told The Courier on Wednesday that it expects the repair work to last for two weeks.

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