Drivers warned after flooding hits near South Woodham Ferrers road
DRIVERS are asked to plan their route after flooding caused an obstruction in South Woodham Ferrers this afternoon.
The A132 Burnham Road has lots of surface water and a broken-down lorry partially blocking the road by the BP garage near the roundabout junction with Willow Grove.
The incident is ongoing.
There have been multiple cases of flooding on the roads today so drivers are asked to drive carefully.
There’s a lot of surface water on the road today 🌊🚘🌊
— SaferEssexRoads (@SaferEssexRoads) January 14, 2021
Try to avoid standing water if you can.
Don't drive into flood water that's moving or more than 10cm (4 inches) deep.
Drive slowly and steadily so you don't make a bow wave.
Test your brakes as soon as you can afterwards pic.twitter.com/UP0YSXhGNz
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