Flooding on the A225

Many residents have told me of their concerns about flooding on the A225 at the railway bridge between Shoreham and Eynsford (near Preston Hill and Preston Farm). Heavy flooding on a major road by a sharp bend is a clear hazard.

Kent Highways officers have been trying to identify and deal with the problem for some time. Most recently, a CCTV survey on the land near the bridge took place on 4 January; this identified some buried gullies and a buried chamber, but it was not possible to carry out all the work needed on the day. A further survey was undertaken on 22 January. This identified two buried catch pits and a buried soakaway. All of these buried drainage systems have now been opened up.

The system will be cleansed on 4 February, and tests undertaken to determine how effective this is in getting the drainage system to work. If the cleansing is not sufficient, more drastic works will be undertaken. As usual, I will update in a further post when I know more.