A Broughty Ferry councillor has highlighted flooding problems at one of the town’s junctions, which could leave sewage across roads and pavements.
Laurie Bidwell, who represents the ward for Labour, videoed what appears to be liquid pouring up out of a drain at the bottom of Cedar Road, close to Forthill Road.
He told The Courier he thought the issue was a “health hazard”.
He added: “Scottish Water have in the past been pretty good – they have sent people out before.
“There’s a lack of capacity for draining at that bit of the road.”
The video was filmed on Friday.
In a post on his website, Cllr Bidwell added: “Early evening yesterday, after a squally rain shower, there was once again flooding at the bottom of Cedar Road close to the junction with Forthill Road. I was on my way home from a social event and stopped to record what I could see.
“As you can see from the video, liquid is pouring up out of the drains. Less obvious is that with the rain water run off in the drains there is also unpleasant and unhealthy household sewage which is also being flushed out of the drains onto the roadway and pavement.
“On the basis of previous flooding episodes at this location, it is most likely that when the waters subside, there will be sewage residues on the road and pavement.
“I hope that the drainage system will be enhanced to cope with current and future peak flows of domestic sewage and waste water as well as the rain water run off from Cedar Road and Forthill Road.”
A spokesman for Scottish Water said: “Local authorities are responsible for drainage of local roads and public highways.
“We will of course investigate in any such instance whether a roads flooding issue is related to our infrastructure.”
