Work to reduce flooding in Richmond

We are attempting to further reduce the flood risk around Richmond’s Easby Park.

Easby Park is located between Marlborough Crescent and Selbourne Avenue and is about to get further work on it as we try to improve the way its drainage system copes with increased water flow during wet weather.

We’re building a detention area within the park with a secondary intake into the piped section of Reservoir Creek for when the existing primary intake is blocked. We’ve gone out to tender for this part of the job, and construction is planned to start next month.

We’ll also be increasing the flow capacity of catch pits on Selbourne Avenue.

In other work, we’re going to redesign and modify the primary inlet structure so that it is less prone to blocking and make it safer and easier for contractors to clear debris. This is scheduled to be completed later this year or early next year.

We’re also investigating the feasibility of building a coarse debris screen further upstream in Easby Park to capture forestry slash.