These Lincolnshire roads remain flooded in Morton, Dunholme, Lincoln, Scothern, Corby Glen, Billingborough, Greatford, Scredington, Stamford and Tallington

The impact of Storm Henk continues to affect travellers in Lincolnshire.

This week’s storm has left a trail of destruction across the county as rivers burst banks and businesses were left flooded.

Parts of some towns remain under water.

But it has also left a number of roads inaccessible.

“A lot of these roads are sited at the bottom of the water table in any specific area and are suffering from a huge amount of water run-off from nearby, already soaked, land,” a LCC statement read.

“Under normal weather patterns, that land would act as a soak-away and any issues with flooding on the road could be dealt with by pumping standing water directly into the watercourse.

“At the moment, the watercourse and surrounding land is so sodden with water that there’s simply nowhere for the water on the roads to be drained to.”

Head of Highways Asset at LCC, Richard Fenwick said: “We have been working through the night to help where we can and we’re solving issues as quickly as is possible.

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“Our teams have been working tirelessly since the storm hit and will continue to do so. The issues that we recently faced from Storm Babet, which left a lot of the county soaked for many weeks, are now impacting on what we’re dealing with in the wake of Storm Henk.

“Our officers are on site to be able to assess and direct resources where best needed and we will continue our efforts to help out anywhere we can in order to keep the county moving.”

Chairman of the Lincolnshire Resilience Forum and chief fire officer Mark Baxter is urging people to respect the road closures which remain in place.

Lincolnshire County Council have released a list of the roads currently closed:

Station Road, Morton

Ryland Road, Dunholme

Sand Lane, Marston

Napier Street, Lincoln

Main Road, Scothern

Tanners Lane, Corby Glen

A159, Scotter Common

Ings Lane, Coveham St Mary

B1202 junction of Bardney Dairies

Folkingham Road, Billingborough

Sincil Bank, Lincoln

Main Street, Greatford

A151, Corby Glen

Main Street, Scredington

Short Ferry Road, Short Ferry (between Fiskerton and Stainfield)

Wharf Road, Stamford

A1175 Main Road, Tallington (including Bainton Road and West Road at the Main Road junctions)

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