Closed Roads

[Stonechat]

Hi Due to flooding

Chertsey Bridge is closed
A308 between Egham and Old Windsor is closed
Must be many more

OUr house is under threat - river still rising

 

[wait4me]

In this part of Lincolnshire we've been really lucky, unlike those near the rivers a few weeks back and now people like yourself and those in the west. Fingers crossed for you and hope the river doesn't flood yours

 

[Globalti]

Who is the forum member who lives in Windsor? Haven't heard from him for a while, hope he hasn't floated off down to the Isle of Dogs.

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

what price people pay for a beautiful river view

 

[Rustybucket]

Crickey - I live in Staines. Think we should be OK as we dont live too close to the river.

Hope your house is OK!

 

[Doc333]

BBC website just posted a news item regarding the death of a cyclist in flood waters. Oxfordshire. Sad day and one only wonders what the old boy was thinking. My condolences to his family

 

[Dragonwight]

Road closed means nothing to the ignorant motorists in my neck of the woods they are all invincible.

 

[Peteaud]

We dont do it by 1/2 round here, entire villages are cut off.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-25646919

 

[morrisman]

Planned to have lunch in the Runnymede Tearooms but it was inaccessible due to the closure of the A308. Pity as the people running it are giving up and the National Trust are taking over, bet their food will not be as good. The river did look very full.

 

[Stonechat]

Forecast is to reach comparable level to 2003 - when we were ok but at least 4 houses flooded

 

[Cuchilo]

My boat is in the middle of it at Sunbury . Cant get near her to see or check the lines . Still , shes a good old girl and has managed over 40 years of water hitting her .
I cant imagine how it feels to have your home at risk from something you are powerless over .
Ive noticed a lot of comments on the news about the lack of dredging of the river and that's something boaters over the last few years have been commenting to the EA about . They have done nothing about it and government has cut the funding to them again and again .
There are now talks of removing the waterways from the EA and making it charity based , pretty much like the canals . If that happens I can only see this type of flooding getting worse .

 

[briantrumpet]

What you really need is a sea tractor for such times ...

 

[Cuchilo]

The Thames broke its banks last night at Chertsey .

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-25651849

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

This fording site is quite apt at the moment

http://www.wetroads.co.uk/

 

[Stonechat]

The Thames broke its banks last night at Chertsey .

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-25651849

Really it'd been beyond that already
Chertsey BRidge closed for two days the road on the S side has been under water
A308 I mentioned water going across Runnymede

You can see local river level here
http://www.environment-agency.gov.u.../riverlevels/riverstation.aspx?StationId=7213

It is still about 10 in to a foot below 2003 levels

Neighbours are packing up and preparing to leave when necessary

Water round the house and 50 yards up the road
OUr garden and the road