🚧🌧️ Swansea struggles with a deluge! ⚠️ Due to heavy rainfall, Cwmbwrla roundabout, a major city route, transformed into an unplanned swimming pool. Not ideal when trying to get into the city!
Traffic drama ensued as police redirected all vehicles to Pentregethin Road, creating a vehicle symphony of horns and frustration. Manselton area bore the brunt, with cars stuck bumper to bumper along Robert Street.
As the water withdrew, more than just puddles appeared – human waste was spotted in the aftermath. Amid this chaos, Nigel and Ian Davies found themselves needing a hero’s rescue from their home.🚒
Here’s the scoop on why the route’s still a no-go: Swansea Council has key pumping equipment set up to reroute water from a battered culvert at Cwmfelin Social Club. This is critical to avoid another potential road-river, especially with more rain lurking in the forecast. Once things are under control, they’ll reopen one lane of Carmarthen Road to welcome traffic into the city again. But, sorry folks, Heol y Gors remains a no-entry.
Council and partner heroes are on the case 24/7 to return life to normal. Your patience is worth its weight in gold as they work through this muddy challenge! 🌧️💪
By Wednesday morning, the roundabout was back in action, albeit with a partial lane closure. Keep those fingers crossed for more progress!
ICYMI, back in August, a massive sinkhole outside Cwmfelin Club highlighted a collapsed culvert, sewer adventures, and remnants of an old tramline. Welsh Water’s solution? A temporary sewer has been rigged, snaking through the landscape until connections are restored. 🚰
Stay dry, Swansea! And let’s hope this wet saga wraps up soon. 🌦️🤞 Keep an eye out for updates!