Flood Repair Costs

£6 million is now the estimated repair bill to fix surreys flood damaged roads and bridges.

Torrential rain, strong winds and burst riverbanks over the christmas period meant county council roads teams had to work around the clock to clear hundreds of flooded roads and fallen trees. The county council’s fire and  rescue service also  responded to thousands of calls £800,000 alone is expected to be needed to rebuild Flanchford Road bridge near Reigate. When final estimates are in, the roads repair bill could rise above £10 million, and there could be more flooding yet to come.

More here:

http://news.surreycc.gov.uk/2014/01/30/6-million-bill-for-surrey-county-council-to-fix-flood-damaged-roads/