On-Air Now
Facebook

Roads close as police prepare for flooding

Mon, 06 Jan 2014


Police are putting contingency measures into place following more flood warnings - with the majority of road closures taking place between 1pm and 6pm today.

In Douglas, roads will be closed from Broadway to Port Jack and in Castletown; Back Hope Street, Hope Street, Springfield Terrace. Athol Terrace and Milner Terrace will also close, as will the Old Grammar School car park.

Laxey closures include Laxey promenade and Tent Road. In Ramsey; closures include the quayside, Parliament Square, Market Square and Ramsey promenades, and in Rushen; Shore Road, Gansey and Ballakeighan Road to Gansey Pottery are closed.

There is also a warning that raw sewerage could be discharged from manholes, so people are requested to keep out of flood waters.


 

Subscribe to get Energy FM News direct to your mobile device

You can get Energy FM News delivered direct to your mobile device using one of the following methods.

  • In the Apple News App on iOS search for Energy FM IOM and then just add it to your favourites
  • In the Google News & Weather App just search for Energy FM and then add us as a customised section
  • If you use an RSS Reader then just add our feed to your app, click here for our news RSS feed