Flooding hit the Hythe once again yesterday following high tides, causing disruption for drivers throughout the morning.

Now a common occurrence, the flooding severely slowed traffic and forced some drivers into U-turns to avoid damaging their vehicles or risk breaking down in the water.

Some heavy goods vehicles mounted the pavement in an effort to avoid ploughing through the deepest parts of the water, which was around 12 inches deep on Haven Road.

The flooding could have been even worse had there been the level of rainfall that some forecasters had predicted for yesterday.

And forecast for the coming days could see the problem worsen, with dry conditions not expected until Sunday.

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As the River Colne is tidal, it means that the depth of the river can vary markedly – even without significant rainfall.

High tides usually occur twice each day, with the high tides for Friday expected at 10.44am and 11.14pm.

Saturday will see a high tide at 11.32am, and Sunday will see high tides at 12.01am and 12.21pm.

The flooding on Haven Road is by no means new, having been an issue that has dogged the area for years.

Conservative Member of Parliament for Colchester, Will Quince, set up the Hythe Taskforce last month in an attempt to try and combat the problem.

Speaking about the matter last month, he said: "I have arranged a meeting on-site with Essex Highways next week, together with councillors and attendees on the task force, to explore options, both for short—term and long-term mitigation solutions."

He added: "This includes the potential installation of road signage and mitigations from the source of the flooding."

It is also believed a breakthrough had been made late last month after members of Hythe Taskforce discovered ponds off Bourne Road and Distillery Lane – it is thought that water spilling from those ponds onto Haven Road are at the root of the problem.

Colchester councillor Darius Laws, who is involved in sorting the issue, explained some of the findings, saying that the water flooding Haven Road is not sea water from the tide, but freshwater from ponds that have been around since the 11th century.