RESIDENTS in Tolleshunt Knights hope flooding issues have left streets “looking like Niagara Falls” for more than a year may finally be solved.

Heavy storms in the village have caused problems for those in D’Arcy Road since 2016, as blocked storm drains and gulleys have failed to handle the water.

Complaints to Essex County Council were not followed up and the issues persisted, it is claimed.

However, it is hoped the problems have now been solved after the drains were cleared last week.

Parish councillor, Robert Long, said: “We have had some trouble for a while with gulleys not getting rid of surface water.

“One was actually producing water rather than taking it away. It was like Niagara Falls.

“The water traps on the surface were working fine, but there was a blockage half way down which meant the water was hitting it and being brought back up and onto the street.

“We explained this to Essex County Council last year and they said there was nothing wrong with it.

“But it was flooding half the street so something was up, and the recent storms we had a few weeks ago saw it flood again.

“We complained again, and credit where it is due we had a reasonably quick response.

“They are supposed to have come out and flushed the main pipe with high pressure water now, but we are all waiting now and hoping when the next big storm comes it manages to hold up.”

While the parish council are pleased with the latest response to the flooding issues in D’Arcy Road, they still have concerns over speeding in the village.

Mr Long said: “We are worried about the speed of traffic down D’Arcy Road, down towards the mini roundabout at the bottom.

“They come flying down at a fair rate of knots and go straight across the roundabout without stopping to think of anyone else.

“We are not alone in dealing with this speeding business. It is pretty horrendous all around.

“We need some sort of traffic calming measures, maybe a realignment of the road or some fresh markings are needed to make people aware they need to slow down.” A spokesman for Essex Highways said: “The first measure proposed to help solve this problem is to put more, larger, 30mph speed limit signs.

“The Maldon Local Highways Panel will be considering this scheme in March as a potential priority for funding.”