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Flood Alert Comberton for New Years Weekend

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Flood Alert for Bourn Brook at Comberton

This message has been issued  by the Environment Agency due to the heavy rain experienced over the last 24 hours. It was issued at 9am on 30th December.

This means that the water levels in the Bourn Brook are high. The forecast is for light rain over the next few days. We are expecting there to be no property flooding as a result of high river levels, but there could be some issues caused by surface water flooding. Locations most at risk are Bourn Brook from Toft to Comberton. The Environment Agency are monitoring river levels and have staff in the field checking for and clearing blockages.

Current River Level: 1.188m, rising

Above normal for this location
Current level recorded at 4:30am, Saturday 30th December GMT
Change from previous measurement: 0.270m

This is measured at the bridge  over the Bourne Brook south of Comberton. (The measuring station in Bourne itself is now virtual static, but showing  three times higher than normal.)

The Village Pond is already full due to snow melt on the fields along Green End and Branch Road…. Be prepared for South Street to flood at the Causeway….  Check alongside Barton Road…..

Planned P&R at Madingley Road would impact Comberton access into Cambridge and …

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The Greater Cambridge Partnership is extending the Cambourne to Better Bus Journeys public consultation to give residents additional time to consider the options. There is an exhibition at CVC on Wednesday 29th November..

They want as many people as possible to find out about what options are proposed and to give them their views on those options.

Since last week, GCP have been made aware of some information about the proposal that was unintentionally left out of some material. They have updated this information and are grateful for the feedback received.

They  have updated this information and are grateful for the feedbackreceived to point this out.

Please note the following clarifications:
• Park & Ride comparison table (Page 11): Both Scotland Farm and the Waterworks site are located within the green-belt.
•Route comparison table (page 18, journey times): The journey time range for Route C is 21.5 to 33.5 minutes.
• Route comparison table (page 18, impact of bus routes on general traffic): Route A infrastructure is a bus lane and standard bus transport that interacts with traffic and can be affected by congestion; Route B infrastructure is a central tidal lane on Madingley Road, which would provide faster movement of buses into and out of Cambridge during peak periods. At other times, buses would travel in general traffic.

 

The consultation will now run from 13 November for 11 weeks, through to January 29 2018. Visit the consultation page at www.greatercambridge.org.uk/c2c.

Why  should Comberton vote for  even more congestion going east at the Madingley Mulch Roundabout versus just P&R Buses every 10-20 minutes from the Dry Drayton Roundabout ? It’s your call.…

There’s a ‘consultation’ – i.e. an exhibition of what GCP propose – between 14:30-15:30 on Wednesday 19th November.  Bad luck to those who work !!