Shropshire: Council highways team praised for Much Wenlock flood prevention
Shropshire Council’s highways team has been praised for their work to prevent Much Wenlock from flooding following heavy rain last week. Before the forecast arrival of Storm Claudia the council’s highways teams were in the town for much of the day on Thursday clearing drains and gullies, says Shropshire Live. Dan Thomas, Shropshire Councillor for […]
Monmouthshire advertises for new Head of Flooding
Monmouthshire County Council has advertised on its website for a new Head of Highways and Flooding – a £62,647.00-£67,918.00 job which aims to put “residents’ needs at the forefront of highways and flooding decisions,” according to the Abergavenny Chronicle.The advert says: “This is a new senior leadership role at the heart of our organisation. You’ll […]
M5 flooding: £6m motorway roadworks set to begin
The Somerset section of the M5 is facing four months of roadworks in a near-£6m project to improve drainage and combat the motorway’s consistent flooding issues. For the majority of the works, three narrow lanes of the motorway will stay open in each direction near junction 26 for Wellington, says the BBC. Some overnight closures […]
Lancashire County Council grateful for flood preparations
The flooding that impacted parts of Lancashire over the weekend has served as a powerful reminder of the threat posed by extreme weather events, says the Council. The coordinated response from emergency services, local councils, and volunteer groups, saw the worst outcomes mitigated. Widespread catastrophic flooding was avoided, in part due to strong preparations and […]
Bedfordshire: A421 flooding risk reduced with new water pumping system
A dual carriageway in Bedfordshire that was partly shut due to severe flooding has new pumps in place to reduce the risk of future closures. The A421, which links the A1 and M1 south of Bedford, was closed for nearly three weeks last September after a month’s worth of rain fell in less than 48 hours, leaving […]
National Highways scheme to tackle flooding on M50
National Highways is tackling flooding issues along the M50 in Worcestershire with a major maintenance scheme that will run the length of the motorway. The drainage system on both sides of the carriageway between M50 junction 4 and M5 junction 8 will be targeted in the scheme. The work will include cleaning, repairs and removing […]
Improved A55 resilience as £30m scheme marks second anniversary
Resilience on the A55 and opportunities for active travel have improved since the £30m Aber Tai’r Meibion scheme was officially opened, almost two years ago, according to the Welsh Government. The scheme, which included £20m of European funding, targeted a section of the A55 which was almost 50 years old and was not up to […]
Bedfordshire MP frustrated that government ‘not taking issue of runoff management seriously’
A member of parliament (MP) has said “it is frustrating” that the government “does not appear” to be taking the issue of properly maintaining balancing ponds to mitigate road runoff issues seriously. The comment came after the Department for Transport (DfT) confirmed that it does not plan to make an assessment of the potential impact […]
Snow and heavy rain leads to flooding and travel disruption in West Midlands and other parts of the country
Heavy rain in some parts of the country for the past two days has led to flooding across the West Midlands and other parts of the country. A yellow weather warning for rain and 36 flood warnings are in place across the region, as well as a yellow weather warning for snow and ice covering […]
Machine trialled to prevent flooding in Essex
Essex Highways is trialling a new method to drain high water levels in order to combat seasonal flooding in rural parts of the county. Grip Cutting fires jets of compressed air into verges to create channels, allowing water to flow into ditches and drains. The new Grip Cutting machine instead clears paths from roads to […]