He said: "The report shows the night crew failed to raise the alarm in spite of closing the road overnight.
#Perry barr underpass drivers
The underpass is fed by four major commuter routes bringing traffic from the M6, north west Birmingham and Walsall, making it one of the key arteries into the city centre.Īt the time angry drivers lashed out, saying no-one was on hand to divert traffic or warn motorists early enough to take alternative routes.Ĭoun Jon Hunt (Lib Dem Perry Barr) said the council and its partners were woefully unprepared for the incident and needed to take more decisive action as winter approached. The report also discovered pumping equipment to get rid of the water had to come from Bristol, more than 90 miles away. The flood was discovered by police and council road contractor Amey at 8pm on Monday, October 13, and the road closed shortly afterwards.īut, incredibly, no warnings were issued to the media and traffic news services until 7.30am the next morning – too late to avoid rush hour chaos which quickly ensued.
This flood on the A34 Birchfield Road saw drivers unable to move, vehicles break after being stationary for hours and people forced to abandon cars to walk into town.Ī report into the chaos, which was caused by a pump power failure after heavy rain, has demanded a string of measures to avoid a repeat. Traffic chaos which left commuters trapped in their cars for five hours after a key route flooded must never happen again, city leaders have demanded.īirmingham roads bosses have been told to set up pre-planned diversions to avoid a repeat of last month's gridlock when a Perry Barr underpass flooded.
0 kommentar(er)
