Council hopes drains repairs will protect Plymouth flooding hotspot Wolseley Road
A NEW highway drain has been installed and another repaired on Wolseley Road, one of Plymouth's worst flooding hotspots.
The council hopes that drains will help to keep the road open during heavy rain.
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Andy Foden, Cllr Tudor Evans, Cllr Tina Tuohy and Amey Watchman-in-Chief Victoria Hutchins with the drain in Wolseley Road, a flooding hotspot
Wolseley Road is one of the city's busiest, but flooding has forced it to be closed a number of times.
Contractors tracked down the causes of the flooding last year and work was done in November to repair one collapsed drain pipe and to install a new one.
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A council spokeswoman said that since then Wolseley Road had been closely monitored and no flood incidents relating to the highway drains had been reported, even during the severe wet weather at the end of November and December.
Council leader and ward councillor Tudor Evans said: "I am very pleased to see that the problem of repeated flooding on this very busy road has been addressed so successfully.
"It's impossible to guarantee any location will never flood again as this is dependent on so many factors, but we are committed to improving Plymouth's road network so it is as resilient as possible, even during severe weather."
The spokeswoman said work had also been carried out at other flood hotspots, including Bretonside Bus Station, where a larger pipe was installed to increase drainage capacity and prevent a pedestrian walkway from flooding.
The council, South West Water and the Environment Agency recently agreed in principle to bring forward construction of a flood defence scheme for Colebrook, with a view to starting between October and December this year.
Blocked highways drains or gullies can be reported by email plymouth.watchman@amey.co.uk, call 01752 668000 or use the online form at www.plymouth.gov.uk/highwaysform.
5 Comments
by hollydogwest
Friday, March 22 2013, 7:34AM
“ohhhh look heavy consistent rain from 21/3/13 -22/3/13 and the corner of Melville terrace/st levan road floods again! The poor woman who lives there gets soaked just trying to get home as cars ride in the road too fast!”
by robjelliott
Monday, March 18 2013, 1:56PM
“They also need to do the corner of Albert Road, outside The Complex.
Friday's rain left that corner approximately a foot deep on both sides of the road.”
by plympaul
Saturday, March 16 2013, 7:10PM
“2 other spots that they really need to do is at lipson vale where the shops are and also cydia way as that always floods!!!”
by Nevman
Saturday, March 16 2013, 2:45PM
“Well done, Tudor. It's only taken the council years to unblock one drain. At this rate, our planet will be engulfed by the expanding sun before all the other blocked drains in Plymouth are cleared.”
by hollydogwest
Saturday, March 16 2013, 10:04AM
“They need to do the same on the corner of st levans road/melvile terrace by the traffic lights...always floods there!”