County council faces challenge with March ditch plans
Cambridgeshire County Council said plans to dig a new ditch in March to help alleviate flooding issues in the town have been “more challenging” than first thought.
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Cambridgeshire County Council said plans to dig a new ditch in March to help alleviate flooding issues in the town have been “more challenging” than first thought.
Morton Avenue, in March, was also affected in the Christmas Eve 2020 floods. - Credit: Ian Carter March could be at the heart of a multi-million-pound, long term project to solve flooding in Cambridgeshire. The challenges of protecting homes and businesses in the town were outlined at a meeting between councillors and water management bodies. Part of a solution could come via ‘resilience innovation funding’ that the county council hopes to secure from Defra and the Environmental Agency. Anglian Water has also committed to improve foul drainage infrastructure in the area. Emergency se...