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Councillors expected to sign off on £80,000 of flood repairs in Buchan following dramatic storms

Flood alerts have been issued for several areas across the north-east. Image: Shutterstock
Flood alerts have been issued for several areas across the north-east. Image: Shutterstock

North-east councillors are expected to sign off on £80,000 of flood repairs in Buchan following dramatic storms earlier this year.

Peterhead councillors will meet next week to discuss proposals to shore up coastal defences across the region as part of an annual programme of works by Aberdeenshire Council.

Following severe storms earlier this year, the local authority has assigned a budget of £80,000 to carry out work to repair sea walls and investigate the likelihood of future floods in Boddam, three miles south of the port.

Stephen Archer, the council’s director of infrastructure services, has called for the Buchan area committee, which will vote on the measures, to approve the plans.

A reserve list of work has also been drawn up for Tuesday’s meeting which would be brought forward in the event of an emergency, such as ground slippage.

Mr Archer said: “Aberdeenshire Council has a duty to inspect watercourses from time to time and assess the flooding risks associated with them.

“The Council is then required to undertake clearance and maintenance works where these will lead to a significant reduction in the flood risk to property.

“The works contained within the programme will be carried out using both in-house staff and private contractors recruited through the appropriate tendering process.”

In Buchan, where wind speeds reached 70mph during Storm Frank in December and led to the collapse of a sea wall at Peterhead Harbour, work will include the reconstruction of wall defences in the Almanythie area of the town valued at £35,000.

Maintenance to seawalls at Skene Street and Gadle Braes will be carried out worth £5,000, while, in Boddam, a £10,000 investigation will take place on the risk of future flooding.

And in Tillymaud, culvert replacements will be constructed at a cost of £30,000.

Replacements to railings at the Buchanhaven coastal wall and an investigation into possible flood protections at Inverugie, worth a further £26,000, have been placed on a “reserve list” of works which are not considered to be priority projects.