Burst water main in Elgin causes A96 disruption and affects water supply to homes

A burst Elgin water main has caused disruption to A96 motorists as well as locals.

The problem first arose on Wednesday, when locals reported flooding on the road near the entrance to Lady Hill.

The road is now closed westbound heading towards the direction of Forres, between the stretch of road between Dr Grey’s roundabout and the Royal Mail sorting office.

Scottish Water have now said water supplies which were affected are now “returning to normal.”

They added: “Our team will remain on site for a short time to carry out any residual clean up tasks.

“We thank you for your patience and understanding during this incident.”

Team repaired Elgin water main after ‘delay’

Scottish Water provided residents with water while repairs took place.

Temporary traffic lights directed A96 traffic as the road was restricted to one lane earlier today – however they have now been removed.

On their website, they posted: “Apologies to customers who may be affected by the loss of supply in IV30, Elgin.

“Supplies have been restored to the majority of our customers, however we have a delay in the repair and our team will return to site first thing this morning.”