A busy Glasgow city centre road will close for weeks as of today. 

Bath Street between Douglas Street and Pitt Street shut this morning due to a property experiencing internal sewer flooding which has been caused by a damaged sewer. 

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Scottish Water have been given emergency permission by Glasgow City Council to close Bath Street to allow the work to be carried out - which they expect will take around 10 weeks. 

Scottish Water is urging road users and residents in Glasgow city centre to follow diversions signs which have been put in place. 

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A Scottish Water spokesperson said: “We have been given emergency permission by Glasgow City Council to close Bath Street to allow the work to be carried out as quickly and safely as possible.

“We appreciate it is going to be inconvenient for people living in and travelling through the city centre, but this really is the only way we can carry out the repair safely.

“We will work with affected businesses and residents to minimise the impact of the emergency works and we would like to thank everyone for their patience and understanding.”

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