Recurring concern
Failure to reliably manage flooding and standing-water risks on roads
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Request correctionFirst reported 14 Jan 2014•Latest report 17 Jul 2024
What this concern includes
Includes failures in controls dedicated to managing flooding or standing-water hazards on public roads, including hazard recognition, risk reassessment, monitoring, ownership, escalation, prioritisation and progression of remedial or protective action; include the anchor's prolonged drift of an unresolved flooding issue and the separate failure to reassess the risk of flooding and standing water on the A1307.
Not included
- Excludes generic highway hazard reporting, inspection or maintenance failures where flooding or standing water is not the material safety hazard.
- Excludes permanent road-drainage design or repair deficiencies when the assertion concerns only the physical drainage system and not the wider management of the flooding or standing-water risk.
- Excludes general flood risk to residents, buildings or unoccupied land where the road-user hazard is not the shared condition.
- Excludes isolated flooding events or collisions where no continuing failure to assess, monitor or control the road flooding or standing-water risk is asserted.
- Reports
- 8
- Individual concerns
- 10
- Date range
- 2014–2024
- Stated actions
- 19
Distinct published reports
A report can raise multiple concerns
First to latest report issue date
Described in published responses
Reports over time
Reports over time
Reports about this concern issued each year.
* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.
Most frequent recipients
Most frequent recipients
Reports about this concern sent to each recipient.
Concerns and responses across reports
Only concerns grouped under this recurring concern are included. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.
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Concerns raised1
Failure to position flood warnings sufficiently in advance and visibly before the Ford
This report raised 7 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.3
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Action
Conduct detailed, site-specific safety reviews of all 47 county fords.
Stated by Norfolk County Council -
Action
Install improved warning signage at multiple ford locations following site-specific safety reviews.
Stated by Norfolk County Council -
Action
Make the ford safe with temporary signs and order replacement permanent signs after theft of warning signs.
Stated by Norfolk County Council
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Concerns raised2
Failure to manage and monitor flooding and standing water on the road
Failure to reassess the risk of flooding and standing water on the road
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.4
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Action
Clear the French Drain, expose and assess its drainage pipe, undertake any necessary clearing or replacement, and reinstate the drainage media.
Stated by Cambridgeshire County Council -
Action
Skim carriageway verges and clear roadside gullies.
Stated by Cambridgeshire County Council -
Action
Test and monitor the remediation works for effectiveness in removing flooding and surface-water risk.
Stated by Cambridgeshire County Council
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Action
Inspect the A1307 monthly and increase monitoring during heavy rainfall events.
Stated by Cambridgeshire County Council
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Concerns raised1
Failure to investigate flowing water during highway inspections
This report raised 2 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.5
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Action
Log highway water reports on the customer services system to acknowledge receipt, track investigations, and communicate findings and actions.
Stated by Wessex Water Services Limited (Wessex Water -
Action
Prioritise high-risk reports and inspect all reports as soon as possible.
Stated by Wessex Water Services Limited (Wessex Water -
Action
Dig out existing and additional drainage ditches to assist water flow at the identified location.
Stated by Dorset Council
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Action
Review the highway safety policy document within six months to ensure its guidance on flooding, surface water and slippery fluids is sufficiently robust.
Stated by Dorset Council -
Action
Review winter-service policy measures concerning water on the highway during precautionary salting operations, completing the review by September 2024.
Stated by Dorset Council
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.2
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Position
Existing inspections and policy guidance already address flooding, surface water and slippery fluids as highway safety hazards.
Stated by Dorset Council
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Position
Wessex Water is responsible for addressing risks arising from water appearing to originate from its trench reinstatement or asset.
Stated by Dorset Council
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Concerns raised1
Failure to control flooding on the highway near the Sun Trevor Public House
This report raised 2 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.6
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Action
Contact the adjacent field owner about possible land alterations to help retain excess water.
Stated by Denbighshire County Council -
Action
Continue investigating drainage improvements at the Sun Inn location.
Stated by Denbighshire County Council -
Action
Rectify private-land drainage flows and clear debris from the historical stone drainage feature.
Stated by Denbighshire County Council
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Action
Add the drainage feature to the critical-culvert list and monitor it more closely.
Stated by Denbighshire County Council -
Action
Clear storm-affected drainage gullies and channels on the A539.
Stated by Denbighshire County Council -
Action
Erect warning signs at the Wenffrwd Junction and Sun Inn locations alerting motorists to possible water or ice.
Stated by Denbighshire County Council
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Concerns raised1
Failure to establish the cause of highway water ingress and take remedial action
This report raised 1 other concern. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.2
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Position
The water accumulation was an unforeseeable extreme-rainfall event, with no evidence of subsequent accumulation or continuing risk at the location.
Stated by North Lincolnshire Council
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Position
No further action is considered necessary beyond monitoring the highway under the Council’s existing inspection system.
Stated by North Lincolnshire Council
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Concerns raised1
Failure to provide warning signs for recurring zone 1 road-flooding risk
This report raised 3 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.1
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Position
Existing flood-signing practice was considered sufficient because the authority was unaware of an ongoing zone 1 blockage at the location.
Stated by West Sussex County Council
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Concerns raised1
Failure to maintain road safety while flooding continues to pose a risk to life
This report raised 2 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.1
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Action
Conduct a comprehensive review of operating procedures, including consideration of the coroner’s recommendations and flooding and inland water emergency response arrangements.
Stated by South Wales Fire and Rescue Service
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Concerns raised2
Failure to prevent prolonged drift of an unresolved flooding issue
Failure to act on reported flooding
This report raised 7 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
Data last updated 7 September 2026