Flooding in Boiling Wells
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2005 11:35 am
From the Evening Post: http://tinyurl.com/9lvuz
BLOCKED BY FLOOD IN TUNNEL
11:00 - 09 December 2005
A Flooded tunnel in St Werburgh's is cutting people off from an inner-city nature haven and leaving residents stranded. People wanting to walk or drive under the railway tunnel on Boiling Wells Lane are faced by up to a foot in depth of muddy, oily water.
Project leaders at the nearby St Werburgh's City Farm say that taking parties of children through the tunnel to the site is dangerous and difficult.
A notice put on a fence post further up the lane by the city council says work to improve road surfaces was due to start in July this year.
It says the work was supposed to be finished within six months.
The council said environmentalists objecting to proposals to put street lighting on the lane had stopped the work from getting planning permission.
It also said the road is not a public highway and maintenance of it is the responsibility of Network Rail, which owns the tunnel.
Network Rail spokeswoman Kirsty Anderson said: "We are aware of problems at Boiling Wells Lane.
"Our engineers are looking at various options to resolve the issue."
BLOCKED BY FLOOD IN TUNNEL
11:00 - 09 December 2005
A Flooded tunnel in St Werburgh's is cutting people off from an inner-city nature haven and leaving residents stranded. People wanting to walk or drive under the railway tunnel on Boiling Wells Lane are faced by up to a foot in depth of muddy, oily water.
Project leaders at the nearby St Werburgh's City Farm say that taking parties of children through the tunnel to the site is dangerous and difficult.
A notice put on a fence post further up the lane by the city council says work to improve road surfaces was due to start in July this year.
It says the work was supposed to be finished within six months.
The council said environmentalists objecting to proposals to put street lighting on the lane had stopped the work from getting planning permission.
It also said the road is not a public highway and maintenance of it is the responsibility of Network Rail, which owns the tunnel.
Network Rail spokeswoman Kirsty Anderson said: "We are aware of problems at Boiling Wells Lane.
"Our engineers are looking at various options to resolve the issue."