A multi-million pound project is underway to alleviate sewer flooding impacting homes in Churchtown in Southport.
Water company United Utilities will spend the next 12 months above and below ground in the Verulam Road and Merlewood Avenue area increasing the capacity of the sewer network.
The work will take place along Bankfield Lane between Verulam Road and Merlewood Avenue, and in a section of land off Blundell Lane.
Programme manager Mark Walker said United Utilities wanted to improve the lives of many homeowners whose properties were at risk of flooding during periods of heavy rainfall along Verulam Road and Merlewood Avenue.
“It’s been a horrible problem for them and we want to sort it out,” he said.
“There is quite a lot of work to do. We need to lay new sections of sewer pipe and increase the capacity of the network by constructing a deep underground storage tank that can store storm water until the rain subsides, it is then released back out to the sewer and onto the sewage works for treatment.
A flooded Verulam Road in Churchtown in Southport. Photo by Andrew Brown Media
“We will be working hard to keep people informed as our work progresses.
“Unfortunately there’s no way of doing engineering work of this scale without causing some temporary disruption. But we have a responsibility to the community to do everything possible to get the work done as safely and quickly as we can.”
Southport MP Damien Moore has supported local residents in their bid for action to be taken to alleviate the flooding problems in the area.
He said: “I am delighted to see that United Utilities has committed to upgrading the capacity of the sewer network in Churchtown over the next few months.
“This is a substantial project that will bring huge benefits to people living particularly on Verulam Road and Merlewood Avenue but also to others living in the Churchtown area whose lives are frequently adversely impacted by periods of heavy rainfall.
“I would like to thank the many local residents who have contacted me on this issue and hope that this action by United Utilities will greatly improve their quality of life.”
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I was shocked to read about Merlewood Avenue being flooded. I used to live in Merlewood and do not remember anything so bad as this. I remember the back gardens of houses across the street from me (the Bankfield Lane side) would flood but not too badly. In this day and age, surely there is a solution to this problem!
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