Essex flooded B1383 highway the place automobiles had been deserted and below water for five days

Residents are demanding solutions after extreme flooding on a principal highway pressured them to desert their automobiles for 5 days.
The B1383 was flooded final Thursday after heavy rains hit Newport by Shortgrove in Essex (December 3).
The highway grew to become utterly impassable, leaving some automobiles trapped within the quickly rising murky waters.
This has left many pissed off commuters who depend on the freeway as their main route from Newport to Saffron Walden.
A driver stated it was “unacceptable” to easily shut the highway and go away it.
(Picture: William Mallett)
Images and movies of the highway present a considerable amount of water overlaying your complete highway, the place the tops of the automobiles may be seen from above.
Essex Highways have confirmed that crews assess the route each day, however declare that as a result of top of the water within the river, the route needed to stay closed.
They insisted that the highway may be taken as soon as the water within the river has dropped to a degree the place the highway has a spot to empty.
They added that it was irresponsible to take away closures or police indicators – whereas being extraordinarily harmful.

(Picture: William Mallett)
A spokesperson for Essex Highways stated yesterday: ‘Latest heavy rains, sleet and snow have induced rivers to burst by a lot of the area and inundated surrounding roads and fields, and that’s what the River Cam did in Newport.
“On Thursday, December 3, the Essex Highways responsibility officer famous that the River Cam had burst its banks and that Essex Police had closed the highway.
“On Friday, river ranges continued to rise all through the day, notably within the afternoon, additional flooding the highway. A crew from Essex Highways changed the police closing indicators as drivers eliminated and crossed them.

“On Saturday fifth December the extent of the river began to slowly drop, our crew rechecked the positioning however no motion was potential as a result of the water within the river was too excessive and so they reported that the conductors needed to once more moved the closure panels.
“On Sunday the river ranges throughout Essex had been usually decrease, however the Cam was nonetheless excessive. Our crew changed the indicators and boundaries once more after the drivers moved them.
“Right this moment, Monday December 7, our drainage crew hit the highway. The river has left quite a lot of new silt on the highway and the crew are trying to clear the drain the place the water within the river was low sufficient. “
They added, “The highway can be clear and satisfactory as soon as the water within the river drops to a degree the place the highway has a spot to empty.
“Drivers mustn’t take away police closing indicators and boundaries, that is irresponsible and harmful. We urge drivers to not try and cross flood waters.”