A SECTION of road in Rhos-on-Sea is set to be closed for four months while works are done to tackle flooding in the area.

Welsh Water said the section of road along the promenade between the two entrances to Cayley Promenade will be closed from December to March 2019 while they undertake a £960,000 sustainable drainage scheme.

The utility company said while most roads will remain open during the planned work, there will be some closures.

They will start as early as next week with Everard Road closed for six weeks.

The scheme being carried out, called RainScape, will aim to reduce the amount of rainwater which flows into local public drainage systems and will therefore reduce the risk of flooding.

It is anticipated to remove about 17 hectares of the surface water runoff currently entering the sewerage network.

There will be upgrades to three outfalls in front of Cayley Promenade. Welsh Water said customers and businesses in the area have been kept informed of the planned work and two “wellattended” informationevents were held at Porth Eirias to discuss proposals with residents and business owners.

Welsh Water’s programme delivery manager, Daniel Purchase, said: “We are committed to delivering a first class wastewater network to our customers and our investment here reflects this.

“We have carefully planned the scheme to ensure we minimise disruption on local communities and will continue to liaise with local businesses and residents to ensure they are aware of our plans.

“While we are working there will be no impact on the wastewater services to local people.”

Despite the closures Welsh Water said there will still be access to Rhos on Sea from the Colwyn Bay end of the promenade.

The Cayley Promenade will remain open through the work enabling access to Rhos-on-Sea from Colwyn Bay.

In recent years there have been roadworks performed elsewhere along the promenade, leading to parts of the road being shut.

Readers took to social media to express concern, including Dawn Sandham.

She wrote on the Pioneer Facebook page: “Here we go again.

“Chaos when you are trying to get to and home from work, fingers crossed it won’t be too bad if they keep the top prom road open.”

But other residents said the works would have little impact on their daily routine.