A flood prone road that runs between Little Paxton and St Neots has closed less than two months after it reopened.

Little Paxton Bridge, on the B1041 Mill Lane, closed at 6am this morning (November 28) amid increase water levels.

It comes after the road was completely submerged for more than a week in September after the River Great Ouse burst its banks. 

Multiple sections of weakened tarmac were washed away from the road's surface after torrential downpours.

Two red and two amber flood warnings issued by the Environment Agency were renewed this morning in response to rainfall after Storm Bert hit the UK earlier this week. 

Areas most at risk include:

  • Wyboston Lakes

  • School Lane in Eaton Socon

  • Hardwick Road and Springbrook in Eynesbury

  • The Paddock and Crosshall Road in Eaton Ford

  • River Terrace, Priory Lane, Chandlers Wharf, Brook Street, Church Street and Browns Square in St Neots.

Areas around the River Great Ouse including Brampton to Earith, including Back Brook, Hall Green Brook, Parsons Drove Drain, Swavesey Drain and Wadsbys Folly are also impacted. 

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Heavy rainfall often causes the Cambridgeshire river to flood, and the knock on effect in Little Paxton has left the lives of residents disrupted when the bridge and road close.

In February, a petition to improve the Little Paxton and Mill Lane bridges and road surfaces hit more than 1,000 signatures. 

The petition, submitted to Cambridgeshire County Council, addressed the ongoing chaos caused in Little Paxton (and as a result, surrounding villages and towns) when the River Great Ouse floods.

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