By John Baron
A drainage failure which leaves Tong Road flooded and Farnley Falcons’ pitches unusable could soon be resolved, a councillor has said.
WLD featured in January how persistent surface water runoff from Butt Lane Playing Fields has repeatedly flooded the road and pavement – leaving dangerous ice in winter and ongoing damage to the road. In February Farsley resident Peter Allison raised the issues with councillors on the Outer West Community Committee.
At today’s Outer West Community Committee meeting, Councillor Kate Haigh (Labour, Farnley & Wortley) had raised the issue with Leeds City Council and said a CCTV survey had revealed one of the culverts had been blocked and that it will be jetted and cleared in the coming weeks.
She said different options to improve drainage had been discussed and that investigations were ongoing, including options to upsize a pipe.
“We are hoping to have a solution soon,” she added.
Leeds City Council had said it was committed to finding the source of the issue and had been working collaboratively across various services and the rugby club to try and find a way to resolve the problems as soon as possible.