When it comes to spotting surface water problems, you can’t beat getting out after heavy rain. Sometimes the place you thought was a major problem turns out not to be so serious and one you hadn’t spotted becomes obvious.

Few people would suggest we could or should get rid of all puddles, but where pools of water are causing serious problems for pedestrians, drivers and cyclists they should be prioritised.

So what did I find?

Gatley Green
Several issues around Gatley Green (which may be connected if there’s a serious problem under the road).

Outside Bethany Community Church:

Outside the Prince of Wales pub:

The entrance to the road in front of Gatley Green Co-op and A&I:

The exit from the Gatley Green Co-op road:

Longley Lane

The junction of Oakwood Avenue and Gatley Road, by the railway bridge

Entrance to Gatley Medical Centre, Old Hall Road

Gatley railway bridge

Stockport Road, opposite Frances Street

Entrance to Clifton Drive

Styal Road crossing, from Baxter Park

Outside 8 Styal Road

The good news

Frustrating as it is to have all these issues – and Pam and I are working hard to resolve them, though it will take time – it wouldn’t be fair to ignore the good news.

I’m sure I missed some problems (in the time I had this morning I mostly stuck to the main roads), but at the time that I checked (between 9am and 10am) I didn’t see significant pools of water on West Drive, along Gatley Road (except by the railway bridge) or on Schools Hill (though I’ve seen problems both at the bottom of the hill and at the exit to the school recently).

There was no pool of water at the junction of Gatley Road and Kingsway – something that has been a problem recenrtly.

The pools of water outside Hewitts in Gatley village centre are gone following Council action

And the large pool that aleays formed on Old Hall Road, Gatley has been sorted as well.

And there are thousands of grids which are clear and working fine.

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