A month of heavy downpour has had its impact on residents and businesses across Bushey.
From flooding causing travel disruptions in Little Bushey Lane to dog walkers having to avoid their usual routes, many residents are worried about the coming months.
After his garden was flooded, one resident shared with BUSHEYnews: “The horse field near Bushey Lane was flooded and there was a stream at the back of my garden. That’s the worst it’s been since I moved here 30 years ago.”
The Red Lion Pub took to share that luckily the weather hadn’t stopped local quizgoers from attending: “The roads may have been flooded but we still had another full house last night.”
In North Bushey, councillors have secured a plan to tackle the persistent flooding which has plagued a residential road since it was resurfaced last year.
Rainwater regularly collects on the downslope sections of Pine Grove and is unable to reach drain-off gullies.
It’s caused heavy flooding which spans the road and reaches residents’ driveways, forcing them to don wellies to leave the house.
The problem’s been blamed on the way the asphalt road surface was relaid, and local Lib Dem councillor Louise Nicolas has been pressing Hertfordshire County Council for remedial work.
They’ve now agreed to construct additional gullies to intercept rainwater and drain it away.
Cllr Nicolas said: “Resurfacing ought to improve a road but in this case it badly backfired, making Pine Grove residents’ lives a misery. I’m very pleased the council have now promised to fix it”.
The work is expected to take place within the next few months.
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