The new defences would protect 87 properties from the rising Allan Water.
A preferred design solution for a new £15million flood prevention scheme for Bridge of Allan has been identified by Stirling Council following community consultation.The new defence aims to protect 87 properties and 700 metres of road from flooding from the Allan Water by increasing the height of the existing flood walls along Allanvale Road and Cornton Road and raising the height of Cornton Road over the section adjacent to Haws Park.
The current defences were constructed in the 1970s and 1980s and parts are now considered to be in poor condition and do not provide sufficient flood protection against increasing flood events due to climate change. “We know how damaging floods can be in our local communities and the distress it causes to households and businesses. Extreme weather events are becoming more commonplace as a result of climate change and we must become more preventative and less reactive.
Stirling Council has written to local residents and drop in events will also be hosted at Bridge of Allan library on Tuesday, April 16, from 2pm-7pm and Thursday, April 18, from 9am-1pm.
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