The Ouse Washes are part of a flood defence system. They are an unihabited area of nearly six thousand acres that provides storage for floodwater that the River Great Ouse cannot discharge directly into the sea (at Kings Lynn) without overflowing its banks. The excess waters are held within the washes until tides and river flows allow discharge back into the river and thence the sea. This can take a few days or a several weeks.
Unfortunately, this essential safety feature results in regular flooding of a section of the A1101 main road where it crosses the washes between Welney and Suspension Bridge. This part of the road is known as the Wash Road or Welney Wash Road, but referred to as Welney Causeway by the Environment Agency (EA), the authority responsibe for flood protection and drainage.
Flooding causes major disruption and additional expense to hundreds of private motorists, local delivery services and transport companies, and severely affects the profitability of some local businesses. Those affected therefore expect the EA to restrict the flooding of the Wash Road to as short a duration as possible and provide accurate information.
Despite prolonged flooding of the road in 2002, it wasn't until the winter floods of 2006-2007 that much more was attempted by WPC to improve matters. The road was flooded for the most prolonged period for years, from the end of November 2006 to March 2007 with only a few dry periods in between.
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