Flooding from the River Frome in Bristol will become a “significant risk” in the coming years due to the climate crisis.
Over the next few decades peak river flows around Bristol are expected to increase by 70 per cent, meaning a higher chance of rivers bursting their banks. Bristol City Council chiefs are warning that while the risk from the Frome is “relatively manageable today”, it could soon worsen.
A new £7.3-million project of flood defence works around the river is expected to begin in two years time, which will see a raft of measures address that growing risk in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. The works are expected to take three years to complete.
