Hillsborough Corner Always Flooded

[RJRB]

There is plenty of run off water that drains directly into rivers and dams from roads and fields.

Ever seen the water pouring over the road into a Bradfield and directly into the Flask.

The dirt accumulates because the sediment settles in standing water and then becomes an issue.

Some places flood in exceptional circumstances,this puddle forms in very moderate rainfall and it would not be beyond a competent civil engineer to sort it out.

[biotechpete]

On 17/12/2020 at 11:25, Planner1 said:

And you really think that the Environment Agency would allow all that filth  to be discharged directly into a river do you? The muck on the road will include oils and in winter de-icing salts, which could be very harmful to aquatic life.

 

I'm no highway drainage expert either, but I can see that the point where it floods its the low point on the roads from several different directions. What happens there is that the local drainage system can't cope with the amount of water thrown at it, so the capacity of the drainage system would need to be improved, or if that is not possible, storage capacity would need to be incorporated to hold the surge in water until the local system can get it away. All of which means a lot of digging and disruption and a lot of cost. That's a lot of money and effort to deal with an occasional minor inconvenience. That probably tells you why it hasn't been dealt with already. 

I've requested this be fixed on a couple of occasions and on the second it was dug up and relaid (poorly) several years ago. A guy I know who works in the industry in the area said the contractor is notoriously poor. I don't think the gully is actually connected to any local drainage which is the source of the problem. The gully is full of water days after it's rained. The only outlet is evaporation and the fact it's always wet contributes to it's regular collapses.

 

The scale of the problem is more related to the pedestrians and the business premises there which get soaked with muddy waves of water metres high each time a bus or a tram plough through it thoughtlessly.

[Magneteer]

I wonder then, if the concrete pad which the tram lines are set in could at some point  start to subside as a long term result of all the standing water. Then we would be in for some serious disruption whilst major repairs were carried out.  It does seem strange though that this situation is allowed to continue on one of the busiest junctions in Sheffield. This thread has produced some great responses in regards to getting this situation dealt with along with some pretty lame excuses not to. 

[feargal]

5 hours ago, Magneteer said:

I wonder then, if the concrete pad which the tram lines are set in could at some point  start to subside as a long term result of all the standing water. Then we would be in for some serious disruption whilst major repairs were carried out.  It does seem strange though that this situation is allowed to continue on one of the busiest junctions in Sheffield. This thread has produced some great responses in regards to getting this situation dealt with along with some pretty lame excuses not to. 

The gulleys and drain covers outside GeeVee are in very poor repair. I've reported it a couple of times, but nothing gets done.