Flood defence damage to the road surface

Image: © Richard Law Taken: 16 Apr 2020

In early 2020, two wet storms in fairly close succession led to high water levels along much of the Severn, and the flood defences seen in Image were deployed by the Environment Agency and the local council. They weren't quite overtopped on this occasion (although it was very close-run thing) but the sheer mass of water coming down the river for days on end caused a number of the aluminium frames to be unexpectedly pushed backwards across the width of the road - they were effectively stopped from going any further by the kerb on the far side. These deep scratches in the wearing course are the evidence of that event. I suspect there will be design modifications made to the frames or their deployment plan before they are next needed.

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