3:39pm Friday 20th July 2007
HEREFORDSHIRE Council has listed the following information regarding roads that have been closed due to the heavy rain.
Bromyard - all roads in and out of Bromyard becoming blocked by floods. Motorists should avoid the area.
Merton Meadow Car Park in Hereford FLOODED A49 Ross Road (Belmont Area) FLOODED B4348 Peterchurch / Vowchurch Area FLOODED (River Dawe) Fairfield Road Peterchurch CLOSED BY FIRE BRIGADE REQUEST B4214 Bosbury to Ledbury Road at Staplow passable with care B4216 Dymock Road from Ledbury passable with care Foy by church CLOSED B4352 By Blakemere and Dorstone hill passable with care Waterside, Ross on Wye Sandbags - issued brookes rising A465 Stoke Lacy (Police) FLOODED / CLOSED B4399 Rotherwas to Holme Lacy passable with care Underpass Eign Gate to Eign Street CLOSED A438 Pixley - Trumpet passable with care A438 Eastnor Area passable with care A4103 Storridge Area FLOODED Passable with care B4203 Bromyard Downs Flooded passable with care C1297 Mordiford to Haugh Wood Road by Moon Inn Flooded but passable with care (Pentilow Brooke) B4361 Leominster, Luston/Orleton Moreton Eye crossroads Flooding but passable with care A4103 Just off A4103 Storridge to Malvern BLOCKED BY BROKEN DOWN VEHICLES Given the current weather conditions many roads in addition to the above list may be subject to localised flooding but should be passable with care.
If members of the public are aware of any flooded roads, we would ask them to inform the Council's Highway & Transportation Service on 01432 261800 NOTE: This information is based on reports from Local Authority and Police sources but is not necessarily comprehensive. Conditions are liable to change at short notice. Motorists are advised to take care on all routes and to comply with warning signs.
Key messages regarding flash flooding: Listen to the local and national radio for travel information Tell someone at your destination what time you expect to arrive Remember that in wet weather stopping distances are at least double those required for stopping on dry roads Keep well back from the vehicle in front, so you have the time and distance to break safely If steering becomes unresponsive it probably means the water is preventing the tyres from gripping the road, ease off the accelerator and slow down gradually Remember the rain and spray from vehicles makes it difficult to see and be seen, so adjust your speed and drive more slowly and use your headlights Do not enter floodwater as there is no way of telling how deep it may be. This applies if you are on foot as well as in a vehicle - manhole covers may have been loosened or removed so there could be extremely dangerous hidden hazards in floodwater.
Please respect road closure signs - they are there for your safety and mean the road is impassable.
Avoid any non essential journeys
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