SRA Annual Report 2023-24: Desilting structures
Somerset Council budgets allow for structures to be desilted when there is a threat to structures themselves, for example of them being damaged because of the amount and weight of material accumulated. Extra SRA funding allows for works in and around structures that also improve watercourses – and benefit nearby roads, land and properties.
Three structures were desilted in 2023-24 by Somerset Council.
They were:
Hendford Hill culvert in Yeovil, where Dodham Brook goes under the A30 on its way down to Ninesprings, just below the former Railway Inn and Bradfords, near the busy A30-A3088 roundabout which is vulnerable to flooding.
North Petherton and Bypass culvert, beneath the A38 Fore Street, in an area vulnerable to flooding, close to the entrance to the community hall where the stream comes down from Watery Lane on its way towards the school.
Sawyers Hill between J26 of the M5 and West Buckland, where a large amount of debris was cleared.
