Roads drainage across South Lanarkshire has been improved

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South Lanarkshire Council has dedicated over £500,000 to improve road drainage across the area.The funds are part of the council’s Frontline First fund which has allocated the cash to the roads and transportation services, who have been able to launch gully cleaning and draining repairs.Chair of the council’s community and enterprise resources committee, Councillor Robert Brown, said: “This work will make a huge difference to many local communities, and I would like to thank all the employees involved in carrying out this project.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Blocked drains and gullies lead to flooding problems, particularly with heavy autumn leaf fall so this concentrated work to clear drains should make a huge difference to local areas across South Lanarkshire.”The investment has allowed the team to temporarily double their existing fleet of three gully cleaning vehicles to six, using hired vehicles to supplement their own fleet.The changes have given teams the ability to increase the frequency of the gully route cleans in order to keep them functioning more