During the heavy rains last week I
was contacted by a resident about the St. Vincent Street railway underpass
which, along with many other locations, had a significant pool of water form across
the carriageway. There was an historic flooding problem at this location which I
had a part in resolving a few years ago, it hadn’t flooded again until last
week. Not wanting to see a return to the old problem I contacted the city
engineer’s office about it and received the following response:
‘This appears to have been an
isolated incident due in part to the gully gratings at the St Vincent Street/
Monifieth Road/ Whinny Brae junction being partially blocked by leaves and
other detritus. This would have slowed the rate at which the rainwater entered
the drainage system causing some temporary flooding of the carriageways. The
gully gratings have now been cleared and the gullies themselves appear to be
functioning correctly however they will be checked and cleared by the gully
cleaning machine as a precaution. A request has been passed to Environment
Department to sweep the road channels in this area clear of the gathered leaves
and other debris. The Road Maintenance Partnership inspector for the area will
continue to monitor the area during any heavy and/or sustained rainfall for any
reoccurrence.’
