Weather and river levels
River levels are set to remain as is over the next few days and unlikely to rise any further over the weekend.
There
is some rain expected this weekend but this is not going to be
significant or cause any further issues. It is expected river levels
will start to fall over the course of next week however, there is more
rain expected over Wales during the week which is expected to track down
the River Severn late next week. Therefore levels are likely to remain high until the second week of March.
Roads
The
majority of roads are remaining open and it is unlikely that these will
need to close, with the exception of the B4213 at Haw Bridge and A417
Maisemore - which is being closely
monitored and opened when river levels allow and traffic managed with
the use of traffic signals. Please keep an eye on the county council’s
website for information on road closures:
Sandbags
Officers
were in the Sandhurst and Ashleworth area yesterday and visited 150
households to ensure that residents were watching the flood levels and
had sufficient sandbags. 300 filled sandbags were delivered yesterday
along with 400 empty bags to residents in Longford, Sandhurst and
Ashleworth.
We
continue to have a good supply of filled sandbags at the Public
Services Centre – they are available to vulnerable residents who have
registered with us to receive assisted waste collections and we have
mechanisms in place to deliver to these vulnerable residents, should
this be necessary. If you know if someone who needs sandbags outside of
office hours, please call: 01684 293445. Alternatively, we have empty
sandbags that residents can take and fill themselves – builders
merchants should have a good stock of sand or soil can also be put in
bin bags and used in the same way as sandbags.
A reminder that our out of hours number is: 01684 293445
Amy Adams
Corporate Services Officer
Tewkesbury Borough Council
01684 272104
www.tewkesbury.gov.uk
