Tags: Flood Protection

Plans submitted in bid to help reduce flooding and protect vital rail link to south west

17th December 2021

Network Rail has submitted a planning application to Mid Devon District Council to reduce the frequency and duration of flooding on the railway at Hele and help prevent a vital link to the South West being cut off. The £7.2m scheme to replace two road bridges and reprofile the flood plain would mean fewer closures […]

Time-lapse released of Calder Valley line flood protection work

29th November 2021

Impressive footage has been released showing major work to protect Calder Valley line passengers and surrounding communities from the risk of flooding. Network Rail and the Environment Agency have joined forces at Littleborough near Rochdale to build a new culvert to drain water underneath tracks when the River Roach bursts its banks. This happened during […]