Cawood bridge still closed (From York Press)
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Cawood bridge still closed
9:21am Tuesday 9th October 2012 in News
ALMOST two weeks after the worst floods to hit the River Ouse in 12 years, Cawood Bridge is still closed.
Acres of farmland in North Yorkshire was submerged after excessive downpours at the end of September.
The B1222 was closed to traffic and pedestrians at Cawood for safety reasons.
Now, although the bridge remains closed to vehicles, one local businesswoman has said the inconvenience was better than flooding to property.
Sue Miles, who owns the post office and newsagents close to the bridge, said some people had complained about the inconvenience of having to take alternative routes when leaving the village, but it could have been much worse.
She said: “Someone said they walked across yesterday and could see rubbish in the tops of the trees where the water has been.
Parish councillor Stephen Lanaway said: “In the main, the village has been carrying on. There are small amounts of impact and people expect that. People have been very understanding and grateful to the Army and the Environment Agency for their help.”
Comments(8)
mmarshal
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4:52pm Tue 9 Oct 12
winnie18
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7:19pm Tue 9 Oct 12
piaggio1
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10:38pm Tue 9 Oct 12
ooops sorry thats where this shamble of a goverment send our money too
pedalling paul
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8:50am Wed 10 Oct 12
BigDog-LittleDog
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12:19pm Wed 10 Oct 12
jvh100 wrote:That's why there is a park there - to flood!
There are other places still flooded too. Rowntrees Park is also still flooded.
I hope the water is to be pumped out so it doesn't go stagnant making the whole area stink like happened after the floods a few years ago.
The last time this happened, the area was left reeking like a stagnant sewer. Mud and slime was everywhere throughout the park. It was a health hazard last time. It took nearly two years for the grass to regrow and even then it took much longer for the park to fully recover.
Why can't sandbags be put on Terry Avenue to keep the water out of the park where it enters by the carpark and main gates? There is a flood barrier at the millenium bridge end of the park but that's as good as useless if the walls have been breached elsewhere to make parking space for cars without building a flood defence wall around the car park circumference or putting sand bags by the routes the water enters.
BigDog-LittleDog
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12:20pm Wed 10 Oct 12
pedalling paul wrote:Mass deforestation.
Time to think global, and ask what's really creating all these weather changes across the planet. .
mmarshal
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4:54pm Wed 10 Oct 12
BigDog-LittleDog wrote:Bicycles, bicycles, bicycles; they're everywhere you turn. BigDog-LittleDog you may be correct but I think the puffing cyclist are the hidden heart of global warming.
pedalling paul wrote:Mass deforestation.
Time to think global, and ask what's really creating all these weather changes across the planet. .
jvh100 says...
4:48pm Tue 9 Oct 12
I hope the water is to be pumped out so it doesn't go stagnant making the whole area stink like happened after the floods a few years ago.
The last time this happened, the area was left reeking like a stagnant sewer. Mud and slime was everywhere throughout the park. It was a health hazard last time. It took nearly two years for the grass to regrow and even then it took much longer for the park to fully recover.
Why can't sandbags be put on Terry Avenue to keep the water out of the park where it enters by the carpark and main gates? There is a flood barrier at the millenium bridge end of the park but that's as good as useless if the walls have been breached elsewhere to make parking space for cars without building a flood defence wall around the car park circumference or putting sand bags by the routes the water enters.