FLOODING defence works in Tenbury are set to be completed at the end of this week.
Tenbury County Councillor David Chambers has been working with Worcestershire County Council’s highways department and the council’s flood defence officers, to create a scheme that will help prevent Market Street from flooding, independently of the Environment Agency’s flood defence scheme for the town.
“Works commenced on March 25 and are scheduled to be completed by April 12”, said Councillor Chambers.
“The works have taken an extra couple of days because we found that the sump could be made larger than we had first expected and two additional chambers, fitted with non-return valves, have been added to the scheme. We plan to test the installation towards the end of the week are hopeful that this scheme will make a huge difference to residents and businesses in the town”, added Councillor Chambers.
"Market Street floods from surface water and as a result of the underground water table, in addition to when the town centre floods, as a result of the River Teme bursting its banks. Although a relatively small number of residents and business are affected each time Market Street floods, it is still devasting to those people. Homes are affected, business have to close and of course the town centre is cut off, which results in more businesses loosing trade and diversion routes which affect us all”.
The Market Street scheme has been paid for by Councillor Chambers from a separate budget he has secured from the County Council for improvements that will directly affect the local community.
Councillor Chambers reiterates that the scheme is only to prevent Market Street from flooding as a result of flood water and the underground water table and that only the Environment Agency’s flood defence scheme will prevent Market Street from flooding as a result of the River Teme bursting its banks and flooding the town as a whole.
Councillor Chambers also attended the annual town meeting on April 8 to update local people on the progress of the works.
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