We have been informed that Southern Water is
investing £1.6 million to reduce the risk of flooding and pollution in Milford on
Sea.
Some locals will know that during heavy rain,
the sewers can become overloaded with storm water which can cause them to
overflow and flood roads including Island View Gardens, Sea Road, Keyhaven Road
and, on occasions, Danes Stream.
Southern Water plans to install a new sewer
from the footpath at the back of Grebe Close to a large storage tank in the
field alongside Keyhaven Road, via Swallow Drive and Plover Drive.
During storms, this storage facility will
hold excess water until the rain passes. It will be able to hold up to one million
litres of water, which will be pumped back into the sewer in Keyhaven Road when
the rain stops. A second pumping station will be built underground, part-way
along the route on some green land in Swallow Drive.
Planning permission has been granted for the
scheme and construction is due to start in August and complete in spring 2013.
The site team from contractor 4Delivery will liaise with the parish council and
residents as the scheme progresses.
Project Manager Julie Anne Stokes said:
“After looking at all options and consulting widely with the stakeholders
involved, we’re confident we’ve come up with the best solution for both the
environment and our customers. Our
priority now is to complete the scheme as quickly as possible, while causing as
little disruption as possible."
There will be some traffic management,
including partial road closures. These will be agreed with the county council
and residents will be kept updated.
If you would like to find out more, please contact:
Leilah Nicola, Leilah.Nicola@southernwater.co.uk - 01903 272624
The village may need a flood relief scheme but do SW really realise what chaos it might cause for traffic along Keyhaven Road and inthe small roads, Swallow Drive, Plover Drive and Grebe Close. I will be interested to see the traffic management plans and how they cope with the many cars that have to be parked in these small roads already. There is enough problem getting to the village from the "Birdland" roads because of cars parked all along Keyhaven Road and I cant imagine how traffic management will cope with that. I hope that Sw have plans to compensate all those who are delayed for work meetings by the upheaval.
ReplyDeleteTerry Langford