Plans have been lodged to install flood gates on the River Irwell to provide protection to thousands of homes and businesses in Radcliffe. The Hardy’s Gate Bridge flood gates in Radcliffe would be designed to reduce the risk of a repeat of the extreme floods of Boxing Day in 2015 if approved.
That day was classed as an ‘extreme flood event’, measured to be the worst on record on that stretch of the River Irwell. The harm associated with the rainfall from Storm Eva was considered to be extensive.
More than 700 homes and businesses were affected as well as critical infrastructure such as substations, which caused further electrical failures to around 1,500 properties. The nearby waste water treatment plant was also overwhelmed by the rain and also polluted the flood-water.
