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Surrey County Council’s highways team are set to focus their efforts on flood prevention as the region continues to be battered by severe weather.
Along with the army and Kier services the council’s road teams have filled and handed out 15,000 sandbags and fixed over 1,200 potholes.
It has already been estimated that the repair bill to fix Surrey’s roads and bridges will hit £6m.
http://news.surreycc.gov.uk/2014/02/11/surrey-highways-work-to-focus-on-flood-recovery/
Whitepost Hill in Redhill has been closed due to damage caused by a burst water main.
The burst happened last Friday evening and caused minor flooding in two properties.
The main has been repaired but the road has been badly damaged.
Repair work and reinstatement is taking place but Whitepost Hill is likely to remain closed until early next week.
Source: www.waterplc.com
At their meeting on Tuesday 11th Feb, Surrey County Council confirmed a 1.99% council tax rise even though 2.5% was needed.
The County Council leader David Hodge said that a rise of any more than 1.99% would result in a referendum, costing Surrey taxpayers as much as £2 million.
The 1.99% rise means that the council will not be able to address every issue in Surrey, but they say that they’ll still provide a good service to the areas that residents say matter most to them.
A man in his 80’s has died after reportedly shooting himself in a hunting shop in Reigate.
The incident happened at around 9.40am on Tuesday at John Powell Gun Makers in the town centre.
The man who was a customer in the shop was declared dead at the scene.
A Police spokesman said it appeared that the man had shot himself but could not say if it was an accident or deliberate.
Ongoing long-term work to replace ageing water mains in Warlingham is set to enter its final stage this year.
This essential work, being undertaken by Sutton and East Surrey Water and its construction partner Clancy Docwra, will involve traffic management measures being put in place as work progresses along a 1,600-metre stretch of Westhall Road.
This final main laying work is scheduled to start this week Temporary traffic lights will be manually operated during peak hours to maintain two-way flow.
Once the new main is laid and tested, connections to individual properties will commence. The project as a whole is due for completion early in 2015.