Flood alleviation work 2008

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Ross-on-Wye

The Flood Alleviation Scheme Work 2007

Current works

Click here for the continuing Flood Alleviation Scheme Work in 2008

21^st October '07

The Sluice at Brookend

The site of the Sluice Gate (Click for a larger image)

The remaining part of the sluice wall has been removed along with the remaining sluice gate guide pillar. The Rudhall Brook has been diverted using sand bags whilst the work is ongoing. The end of the old brick culvert carrying the Chatterley Brook1 can be clearly seen.

The diverted brook (Click for a larger image)

The end of the old culvert (Click for a larger image)

The diverted brook II (Click for a larger image)

Homs Road area

The trees in the area around the end of the Homs Road car park have been cleared. The top of the liner of the newly sunk shaft can be clearly seen.

The flood defence work in Homs Road car park(21-10-07) (Click for a larger image)

The crane and silt pump (Click for a larger image)

The works looking back from the Rowing Club (Click for a larger image)

4^th October '07

The Homs Road Culvert

The shaft in the Homs Road car park (Click for a larger image)

The Homs Road car park has had a large shaft sunk into it where the new culvert will either be accessed or will rise up.

A close up of the shaft (Click for a larger image)

This crane appeared in the carpark recently and will be used during the construction.

The crane in the Homs Road car park (Click for a larger image)

The Bund

The bund being built (Click for a larger image)

To the east of the A40 bypass, a bund is being built. Here the water will be dammed up to help prevent the bottom of town from flooding. The water will then be released at a controlled rate so that the water courses can cope with the addition.

Another view of the bund being built (Click for a larger image)

2^nd October '07

Brookend Sluice

The area around the sluice has been cleared of bushes and trees. This is the area pretty much before the works start. The end of the original culvert from Kings Acre that goes towards Homs Road can be clearly seen.

The single remaining sluice guide can be seen beside the remains of the mill pond wall.

The sluice wall area (Click for a larger image)

The Kings Acre to Homs Road culvert (Click for a larger image)

The sluice area (Click for a larger image)

The sluice gate guide (Click for a larger image)

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Flood alleviation work 2008

¹ The brook referred to as the Chatterley Brook is actually a unnamed brook that flows from Weston-under-Penyard past Chackley Grove. It has only recently become referred to as the Chatterley Brook and locally it was previously known as Chackley Brook.