Road drains must be maintained

“I hate this political dodge called two tier government, the big boys at Westminster decide something is to become a local matter or vice versa and hive it off by saying the local councils must manage within their budgets. Political hogwash from politicians with nothing between their ears, flooding has been a problem for years because the problem is never properly addressed. A classic example of gross wasting of taxes,are the vast millions paid to farmers to not till their lands for decades and then a useless enviornment ministry tell us they have not enough cash to avoid so many homes and villages being overwhelmed with floodwater. The drains which must be cleared first are those in the heads of the politicians and so called experts.”

“If it's the street drain that is blocked you contact the council. By street drain I mean the gulley down the side of the road (which also goes under the road when one crosses another). It is often covered with stones. They will be shallow and just carry the rain water.
If it's the sewer that is blocked you contact SWW.”

“Who would timplymouth report the blocked drains to?”

“"If the council does not sweep the roads, the road gullies get full of muck. If the road gullies are not cleaned out, the drains become blocked. A change in the law 20 years ago took sweeping away from highway authorities and gave it to local authorities whose main concern was litter, so shopping areas get swept frequently. Busy roads, away from commercial districts, hardly ever see a road sweeper and when they do they're driven at "litter sweeping" speeds rather than slower "pick up all the muck" speeds. Have a look at the drainage channels on the A38 to see my point."”

“If the council does not sweep the roads, the road gullies get full of muck. If the road gullies are are cleaned out, the drains become blocked. A change in the law 20 years ago took sweeping away from highway authorities and gave it to local authorities whose main concern was litter so shopping areas get swept frequently. Busy roads, away from commercial districts, hardly ever see a road sweeper and when they do they're driven at "litter sweeping" speeds rather than slower "pick up all the muck" speeds. Have a look at the drainage channels on the A38 to see my point.”

“There are other spots such as Torr Lane junction opposite Sungates by the feeder road off Mannamead Road. Another that was always blocked was the bottom of Fletemoor Road St Budeaux, where I worked but no longer am such a regular visitor. Lets pursue all these problem areas with determination.”

“the moneys been spent on cyclists”

“Have you actually reported the blocked drains, or do you just moan about it?

The drains in my area were cleaned a few months ago and they did a good job.”