Councillor Gates joins local residents in calling for urgent action to solve flooding on the Smannell Road open space

8.36.48am GMT Wed 3rd Mar 2010

Alamein councillor Len Gates has joined local residents in calling for urgent action to solve flooding on the Smannell Road open space.

The footpath from Roman Way to the new pedestrian crossing outside Tesco is lower than surrounding recently landscaped areas. Water collects on the path making it impassable whenever it rains. The surrounding grassed areas are now churned up as residents try to avoid the flooding. The whole area has been dug up on a number of occasions in the last two years as contractors tried to solve drainage and other problems.

Len has asked both Hampshire Highways and Test Valley Borough Council to take immediate action to solve the problem. "There has always been some flooding in this area but never been as bad as at present. I'm not bothered who takes responsibility for solving the problem as long as something is done. There is no point having wonderful new landscaping and pedestrian controlled traffic signals if residents have to wade through muddy water to cross the road."