Proposals for the second phase of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme are going on show this month to communities upstream of the city center, announced today the Environment Agency.
A series of drop in events are being held in Kirkstall, Horsforth, Rodley and Apperley Bridge areas of Leeds, giving residents the opportunity to view options to reduce the risk of flooding to their homes and businesses.
An eight week consultation runs from today, Thursday 21 September until 16 November.
Members of the project team will be available at the following events to explain the options proposed:
With the £50 million first phase of the scheme, which has introduced state-of-the-art new flood protection for the city center, Holbeck and downstream at Woodlesford set to be completed next month, Leeds City Council working with the Environment Agency, BMM jV Limited, Thomas Mackay and Arup, have released details of the further measures required for phase two.
The proposals for phase two include measures further upstream including the Kirkstall corridor which was badly hit by the floods as well as Stourton, an industrial area that was badly affected on Boxing Day 2015.
The range of measures proposed are a mixture of natural flood management and new infrastructure including: