Fixing flooding in Wilderness Road

FLOODING in Wilderness Road – a bugbear for many motorists as well as residents – was raised by Norman Jorgensen, Conservative candidate for Maiden Erlegh ward and husband of Cllr Pauline Jorgensen, the exuective member for Highways.

He said that despair repairs to drains around the Betchworth Avenue area, residents at the Pepper Lane end of the road are still experiencing flooding.

“How is the investigating the reasons progressing?”

Responding, Cllr Parry Batth, the executive member for environment and leisure, said: “Investigative works identified a problem with the pipework that runs from the roundabout with Pepper Lane, westwards towards Reeds Avenue.

“Pipe repairs and cleansing works have largely resolved the issues at this location. The drainage team have programmed a final pipe cleanse and

CCTV survey of the system to ensure that the repair works have resolved all of the issues.

“These works are due to take place in early April.”