* Alex Hammond's picture of water coursing across the A542 carriageway after heavy rainfall.
Two years after it was first reported to them by a concerned
local resident Denbighshire County Council (DCC) have told him they will take action
to cure a flooding problem in Llantysilio.
Back in the winter of 2024 Alex Hammond got in touch with
the council to tell them about flooding on the A542 Abbey Farm/Grange to
Britannia Inn in periods of heavy rainfall.
But he claims that despite some work being carried out his enquiry
was closed and the flooding continued.
Llanblogger took up the case last Friday morning and soon
afterwards Mr Hammond was contacted by a senior council engineer telling him a
potential solution would be undertaken as soon as possible.
Mr Hammond said when he contacted llanblogger: “I first
raised this issue with the council in February 2024. DCC closed out my
enquiry saying they would investigate but then did nothing. Here we are two
years later and nothing has changed.
“I sent them photos of the situation before Christmas with
water running down the road. They did some work and exposed drains that
had been covered over and blocked some time before but still weren't clearing
the water off the road.
“Then after Christmas I sent more video showing where the
issues lay with the tarmac surface diverting water away from the drains. One of
their team confirmed awareness of the issue and advised remedial work was
needed in better weather.
“Now they have closed the ticket because someone is going to
take a look and advise next actions. This is exactly what happened two
years ago and nothing more happened. DCC closed my first enquiry two years ago
saying it would be investigated and nothing happened afterwards.
“This is how major incidents or accidents and fatalities are
allowed to happen by those responsible for preventing them.”
Shortly after llanblogger asked DCC for a response last
Friday, a senior council engineer emailed Mr Hammond to say: “A colleague was
inspecting the resurfacing works currently being undertaken on the Horseshoe
Pass earlier this morning and I took the opportunity to ask him to investigate
the issue of the surface water discharging across the carriageway whilst he was
in the same location.
“He has confirmed a potential solution to the issue by
proposing to construct a concrete channel in the nearside verge to direct the
water into the gully lower down the road. I agree with the proposal and we
shall now proceed to undertake the works as soon as possible.”
DCC has been contacted for an official comment.
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