It’s raining again and so we’ve once again got the flooding by the road in front of the Gatley Green Co-op.

This is an issue we’ve been working on for a while and the good news is that work to fix it has been scheduled.  There’s also work in the plan to fix the flooding at the corner of Kingsway and Gatley Road, and others Pam and I are working on.

Some have been fixed already.  I’ve been closely checking two areas that used to flood all the time: Old Hall Road opposite the exit to Gatley Medical Centre and Gatley Road outside Hewitts.  Both seem to be greatly improved.

The problem is that it’s a lot more than a quick hosing or rodding to fix some of these. It can be a serious problem underground.

Sometimes a builder’s poured waste concrete down a drain and, surprisingly enough, it sets and blocks everything. Or a utility company will lay a pipe through the drain and not tell anyone: the water drains into the earth at first, then backs up and floods.

These sorts of problems need to be fully investigated and work commissioned to fix them, typically costing thousands of pounds.

In addition to these flooding problems, I’m also working to get other locations fixed, including Styal Road and along Gatley Road from Gatley into Cheadle; but it will take time.

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