A major Dundee road and surrounding residential areas are set to face six months of disruption due to roadworks to replace an underground power cable.
From March 6 onwards Lochee Road, Dudhope Roundabout and part of North Marketgait will be subject to a traffic management system.
Meanwhile, nearby residential streets such as Fleuchar Street and Scott Street will require a full closure.
Similar works were carried out in 2016 to replace the 52-year-old high voltage power cable — but the new cable failed the safety tests and the project was postponed.
West End councillor Fraser Macpherson has now received assurances from Scottish and Southern Electricity Network that the situation won’t repeat itself.
He said: “Last year the works started and, much to the annoyance of local residents, the roads were dug up and a cable laid down, only for it to fail the safety test.
“I was not happy about this and have asked for the company to undertake safety testing before the cable is put in this time.
“Last Wednesday they e-mailed me to confirm that the cable has passed the safety test, so I’m hoping that the disruption will be kept to a minimum.
“We all accept that the cable, which runs from Dudhope sub-station to Logie Avenue, needs replacing.
“However, we’ve had a year of constant utility works in the West End, including gas and water repairs.
“I’m hoping that after these works are done, there will be some respite.”
One resident, who lives at the junction of Blackness Road ad Gleneagles Street, had concerns about the length of time of the roadworks.
She said: “I moved into the area in the latter half of 2016 and a lot of work was going on back then by Scottish Water, which caused chaos when it came to parking.
“The fact that this work by SSE is going to take six months to complete is really frustrating and will especially be noticeable during the morning when it is busy with the local school and businesses.”
SSEN has reassured residents that they would minimise disruption to local residents and businesses.
Project manager Les McLaughlin said: “Our first priority is to provide a safe and reliable supply of electricity for our customers.
“As we are working in the heart of the city on one of its busiest roads, we were keen to come up with a solution that would minimise any disruption to local residents and businesses.”
