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FOR A LENGTHY PERIOD OF TIME, SURFACE WATER WAS PRESENT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CARRIAGEWAY AT MANSE ROAD FROM A DRAIN LOCATED NEAR WHERE THE STREET MEETS NORTH LODGE AVENUE AND TOWARDS AN
ENTRANCE POINT TO THE BARON’S HAUGH NATURE RESERVE. ROSS THOMSON 20:20, 28 May 2025 A long-standing sewage problem in the North Lodge area of Motherwell has been resolved. For a lengthy
period of time, surface water was present on the bottom of the carriageway at Manse Road from a drain located near where the street meets North Lodge Avenue and towards an entrance point to
the Baron’s Haugh nature reserve. There was also a sewage smell on a section of the adjacent footway. The matter was brought to the attention of local councillor, Nathan Wilson in March and
he contacted Scottish Water to ask for the organisation to fix the sewage problem. DOWNLOAD THE LANARKSHIRE LIVE APP TODAY The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now. Get all the
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Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Scottish Water visited the location to dig a blocked drain to surface level and cleared the roots but this did not resolve the issue with the water and unpleasant
odour still present. Article continues below Scottish Water then found the principal source of the problem was at a blind connection where two pipes were joined together but without an
easily accessible inspection point and with roots present. These roots were taken away and this has stopped the spillage of water onto the surface at Manse Road alongside removing the sewage
smell. As a longer-term project, Scottish Water also plan on returning to install a new access point and strengthen the pipework to prevent the roots from coming back again in future. READ
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resolved. “The ongoing presence of the surface water and unpleasant odour was a considerable frustration in the local area and it is welcome that both are now gone. “It is vital that the
planned further activity from Scottish Water takes place at the earliest possible opportunity and to stop any repeat scenario of a blocked pipe causing a sewage problem.” Article continues
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