Borough go-ahead for Clare Road drainage improvements

Drainage improvements to help prevent future flooding in Maidenhead's Clare Road will soon be under way.

The council has allocated funding for drainage schemes in local streets and roads across the borough that have suffered from flooding at times of heavy rainfall.

Clare Road – particularly affected by last July's exceptional downpour, when more than four inches of rain fell in just over one-and-a-half hours – is one of those in the programme. Contractors have now been appointed and council officers are finalising the project plan so that the work can get under way as soon as possible this summer.

Cllr Colin Rayner, lead member for highways, traffic and environment, said this demonstrated the council's determination to tackle local issues and find solutions.

He said:  "Last July's torrential rain highlighted a number of drainage problem areas and since then we have made it a priority to draw up an improvement programme to address the issues and make life better for our residents. 

"Clare Road was one of the areas worst affected and I know people living there will welcome the news that money has been set aside and the scheme will go ahead in the very near future."

Letters informing Clare Road residents about the scheme have been distributed and a further letter will go out when the details, including the start date, have been finalised.