Emergency Repairs on St Vincent Street, Glasgow

St Vincent Street in Glasgow has fully re-opened to traffic today, Wednesday 2 June 2025, following successful completion of our emergency repair works.

The eastbound section of St Vincent Street, between Newton Street and Elmbank Street, had been closed since early June after a sinkhole appeared in the carriageway outside the Scottish Power building.

Following investigations, repairs were carried out on both the sewer network and an adjacent water main. Both were identified as contributing to the defect in the road.

Repairs were made more challenging due to the presence of uncharted underground utilities and structures. However, the repairs were delivered as quickly and safely as possible.

A Scottish Water spokesperson said: “We’d like to thank residents, businesses and road users for their patience and cooperation while we carried out this emergency repair in a busy part of the city.

“We’re pleased to confirm the road has now reopened and all work has been safely completed.”

During the works, we also worked closely with organisers of the Lloyd’s Tour of Britain Women cycle race, which successfully went ahead using a revised route during the closure.

This work was delivered on Scottish Water’s behalf by contractor George Leslie. 

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