£23m Flood Action Plan Continues In Surrey

Bridges built by medieval monks and one of Britain's great architects will be repaired in the coming months as a £23m flood action plan continues in Surrey.

The 13th Century Tilford Bridge and Sir Edwin Lutyens' Hampton Court Bridge are among 39 river crossings being fixed as Surrey County Council continues to tackle severe highway damage caused by last winter's devastating floods.


These two bridges will get structural repairs as part of a £2m revamp to 39 river crossings damaged after the Wey, Mole and the Thames flooded. Other repairs include spending at least £800,000 on replacing Flanchford Road Bridge near Reigate.

This week the county council's Chairman David Munro officially reopened Guildford and Onslow bridges, which are the first bridge repairs to be completed since the flooding.

John Furey, Surrey County Council's Cabinet Member for Flooding Recovery, said: "We're doing all we can to get Surrey back to its best after flooding hammered our county, and that's why re-opening these bridges is an important milestone as we continue our £23 million urgent flood damage repairs."

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