Contractors are set to map out drains in the 40 pedestrian subways in Bristol as the council tries to fix perennial flooding issues. Whenever heavy rain falls on Bristol, many underpasses become badly flooded, blocking access for people walking, cycling or scooting.
Bristol City Council bosses said they “know where all our subways are”, but don’t know where all the drainage networks are which are supposed to stop them flooding. A new project due to start this month will use CCTV cameras to look at the condition of drains.
Updates on the plans were given to councillors on the growth and regeneration scrutiny commission on March 22. Speaking to the scrutiny commission, Philip Davies, highway maintenance team manager, said longer term work was needed to stop subways flooding.
