The Environment Agency (EA) has completed a £400,000 flood risk reduction scheme in West Yorkshire.

Contractors spent seven months developing a new culvert screen on Ibbot Royd Clough where it passes under Keighley Road in Hebden Bridge.

The works will reduce the risk of blockages which have in the past caused the watercourse to overtop and flood the area.

-- Advertisement --

In addition, a new drainage system was installed to catch water flowing down the road in periods of heavy rain, diverting it into the watercourse.

EA Project Manager, James Walton, said: "This was a particularly challenging scheme which took longer to complete than we originally anticipated because of unexpected complications encountered as the works progressed.

"The work required a lot of detailed design and planning but the end result is that our contractors, JBA Bentley, have constructed assets that we can confidently hand back to our partners at Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council in the knowledge that they will continue to help reduce flood risk to the local area for many years to come."

(LM/MH)