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21/09/2018
Work Continues On £6m Goole Flood Alleviation Project
Work is continuing on a £6 million flood alleviation project in Goole, Yorkshire.
The scheme, which will protect 27 homes in the Attlee Drive area from flooding, has reached a milestone with a 'pizza slice' style lid now lifted into place.
Over the last 15 months, the project has involved the construction of an underground storage tank along with new sewers to increase the capacity of the local sewerage network. The 10-metre deep and 20-metre wide storage tank will allow more rainwater to be stored in the system to cope with heavy rainfall events, reducing the chance of it spilling out onto the surface.
Overall, the facility is capable of holding over 2.5 million litres of storm water in wet weather, which will then be gradually returned to the main sewer network.
Yorkshire Water project manager, Dominic Cunney, said: "With the lid now in place, the storage tank is one step closer to completion. Putting the lid on was a major undertaking, as each 'pizza slice' style section of it weighed around 10 tonnes and there were 30 different sections that required a giant crane to lift into place.
"Once the storage tank is completed it will help protect homes on Atlee Drive from a one in 30 years type storm event which will significantly reduce the risk of flooding."
Completion is scheduled for December this year.
(LM/MH)
The scheme, which will protect 27 homes in the Attlee Drive area from flooding, has reached a milestone with a 'pizza slice' style lid now lifted into place.
Over the last 15 months, the project has involved the construction of an underground storage tank along with new sewers to increase the capacity of the local sewerage network. The 10-metre deep and 20-metre wide storage tank will allow more rainwater to be stored in the system to cope with heavy rainfall events, reducing the chance of it spilling out onto the surface.
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Overall, the facility is capable of holding over 2.5 million litres of storm water in wet weather, which will then be gradually returned to the main sewer network.
Yorkshire Water project manager, Dominic Cunney, said: "With the lid now in place, the storage tank is one step closer to completion. Putting the lid on was a major undertaking, as each 'pizza slice' style section of it weighed around 10 tonnes and there were 30 different sections that required a giant crane to lift into place.
"Once the storage tank is completed it will help protect homes on Atlee Drive from a one in 30 years type storm event which will significantly reduce the risk of flooding."
Completion is scheduled for December this year.
(LM/MH)
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