SRA Annual Report 2024-25: Highways referrals
The point of ‘highways referrals’ is to assess whether road flooding problems could be reduced through better management of land nearby.
It may, for example, be possible to work with a landowner to reduce the amount of water running off from a field or track down on to a highway.
In 2024-25, the schemes at Gothelney, A39 Quantock Road and West Coker described previously began life as ‘highways referrals’.
West Coker pictures below show parts of the problem and an initial measure taken to help slow the flow of water down to the main road through the village, the A30.
List of highways referral sites visited
Places visited by FWAG SouthWest advisers in 2024-25 included:
Barton St David, Barton Road;
Batcombe, Saite Lane;
Bruton, B3081 Milton Clevedon;
Chard, St Mary’s Close;
Chilton Cantelo (x3), Bridgehampton Road, Cypress House Road and Hinton;
Chipley, Milverton Road;
Crewkerne, Cathole Bridge Road;
Enmore, No Place Lane;
Ilminster, Station Road;
Knole, Stone Mead Lane;
Maperton, Clapton Lane;
Middlezoy, Shepherds Drove, Thorngrove;
Monksilver, bridleway 307248 / 137214;
Otterhampton, Stockland Bristol Road;
Shepton Montague, Francombe Lane;
Sutton Montis, Rectory Hill and Church Hill;
Wembdon, Skimmerton Lane / A39;
West Coker, Font Lane.