In previous posts (on 24 August and 5 December last year) I have highlighted a number of road issues in Well Hill that I have been examining along with Highways officers. We should now see progress in tackling them.
Firstly, the area around the dip in the road in Well Hill (between the junctions with Firmingers Road and Parkgate Road) has been suffering from drainage problems and from potholes. The drainage problem will be addressed through cleaning out of the gully and of the gripways (essentially channels cut across the ground to help the water run off). The potholes will be repaired and further improvements made to the surface in the dip. All this will require a road closure; we do not yet have the date.
Secondly, there will also be a one day road closure on 25 March in Firmingers Road to cleanse a soakaway and tackle the severe flooding problems by the Nursery.
Finally, Highways officers have carried out a further examination of the long-standing water runoff problems on Rock Hill. Officers are now proposing to install a French drain (which is relatively wide and porous, to capture water coming from springs, which can and do move) towards the top of the hill. Further down the hill on the Bromley border side there is a problem with the drainage itself, which will be addressed by cleansing the drain.
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