As with the similar report elsewhere on this site relating to flooding at Blackhall Colliery, only time will tell if these works have been successful but the engineer's comments appear to be quite positive.
Works in the area of Rodridge Hall are complete.
Investigations found several issues:
The highway drainage connects to a nearby watercourse
in farmland to the east and this watercourse was silted above the level of the
outfall blocking the flow. This was remedied by the farm owner the same
day as he was contacted.
There was an intruding connection in the highway drain from
unknown and possibly redundant land drainage adjacent to some farm buildings
near the bend in the road. The connection was causing a 90% restriction in the
highway drain and has been removed and connected correctly.
There was a collapse on the highway drainage in the verge
adjacent to Rodridge Hall, this has been repaired.
The system was generally silted, likely caused by the blockages and restrictions. The entire system has been cleansed and surveyed.
Following the works we have no further reports of flooding
to the highway.
