UPDATE: Conon Bridge road closure as work on burst water main continues
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WORK on a burst water main in a Ross-shire village could continue until the end of the week, it has emerged.
The burst hit Conon Bridge this morning causing what Scottish Water described as "localised flooding" on the High Street, near the Conon Hotel.
A Scottish Water spokesman said: "Our local team responded and began work to isolate the damaged section of trunk main, while maintaining supplies to all customers in the area.
"We are grateful for the patience and support of customers and the council’s roads team, which helped to ensure water could be drained safely without significant damage to properties.
“The section of water main has now been isolated successfully and the flow of water will slow and stop, enabling repair work to begin.
"In order to carry out the repair safely on this section of the road network, a road closure is being put in place this evening with a signposted local diversion.
“We would like to apologise to customers and road users for the disruption cause by the burst and the repair work that is needed.
"Our team will work to enable the water network to return to normal operation and the road to re-open as quickly as possible, but we currently anticipate that this may take until the end of the week.”
