Summerseat bridge re-opens five years after Storm Eva
Kay Street bridge in Summerseat will be officially re-opened tomorrow (Friday 18 June) after being rebuilt following the Boxing Day floods of 2015.
Kay Street bridge in Summerseat will be officially re-opened tomorrow (Friday 18 June) after being rebuilt following the Boxing Day floods of 2015.
The tireless efforts of council staff and partner agencies to keep residents safe during Storm Christoph has paid off in Bury.
The Environment Agency and partners including Bury Council and United Utilities are urging residents and businesses in Radcliffe and Redvales, who may have been affected by the recent flooding, to attend a drop-in session on Thursday 27 February.
Agencies are preparing for the arrival of Storm Dennis which may cause a second consecutive weekend of weather-related disruption.
Residents of Redvales and Radcliffe are being given the chance to view the latest proposals for a £46 million flood prevention scheme at an upcoming community drop-in session.
Plans to rebuild Kay Bridge in Summerseat which was destroyed by the Boxing Day floods of 2015 are close to being approved.
Bury is to receive £7 million towards drawing up a comprehensive flood defence plan for areas hit by the Boxing Day floods of 2015.
Bury Council is forging ahead with plans to re-open Kay Street Bridge in Summerseat which was badly damaged in the Boxing Day floods of 2015.
The Environment Agency has been putting the finishing touches to a £135,000 project that has restored and enhanced the River Irwell in Nuttall Park, Ramsbottom.
Work is well under way to design and commission defence measures to prevent a repeat of last year’s unprecedented Boxing Day floods. Council leaders have given this assurance on the day that a Greater Manchester report is published into the events caused by Storm Eva.
Work is now well under way to tackle flooding caused by a broken culvert in Bolton Road West, Ramsbottom.
Home owners and businesses can apply for grants of up to £5,000 to protect their premises against future flooding.
A community drop-in session and public meeting about the Boxing Day floods will take place on Thursday 11 February at Radcliffe Civic Suite.
Big-hearted traders on Bury Market rallied round to help those worst affected by the Boxing Day floods.
Residents and businesses who suffered severe flooding over the weekend are eligible for cash help under the Bury Flood Relief Scheme (more details below).
More work will take place in the new year to tackle flooding in Bolton Road West, Ramsbottom.
Bury Council is taking action to alleviate the flooding which has caused disruption in Bolton Road West in Ramsbottom.
Communities, businesses and landowners are being asked to give their views on new plans to deal with the risks caused by flooding.