A large scale clean-up operation began in Worcester today following the floods which hit the county this week.
Water levels began dropping yesterday and continue to do so today which means highways teams from the County Council and street cleansing staff from Worcester City Council have been able to clean-up roads and pavements that have been under water for days.
Crews are cleaning the roads and footpaths of silt, making repairs and cleaning out drains.
Worcestershire County Council Leader Simon Geraghty was out in Worcester today thanking staff for their efforts and seeing for himself the clean-up operation.
Councillor Geraghty said: “It’s been a really tough week for parts of our county hit by the floods but I’m delighted to see water levels receding now and highways teams from the County Council and street cleansing staff from the City Council out in Worcester starting the clean-up operation.
“We want to get the roads and paths back to looking like normal and as you’d imagine there’s a lot of silt and debris on the ground due to the flooding.
“Our teams have worked around the clock this week during the floods and they will continue to work over the weekend to clean-up our roads and footpaths. It’s been a fantastic team effort from staff and our partners and I’d like to offer my thanks for everything they’ve done and will continue to do over the weekend and into next week.”
The County Council has even used today as an opportunity to repaint road markings along Tybridge Street and other city centre roads.
Meanwhile, New Road will be closed from 10 pm tonight for around three hours so that the contraflow measures can be removed and normal traffic arrangements installed, with pedestrian access maintained throughout the operation. Sabrina Bridge in Worcester reopened this morning.
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