Flood-hit road where couple died to reopen again

Part of Queens Drive in Mossley Hill, Liverpool has been closed since 10 July

A Liverpool road which has been closed twice over the past 12 months due to major flooding is expected to reopen on Monday.

A section of Queens Drive, between Dovedale Road and North Mossley Hill Road, was closed for five months last August, following the death of a couple who became trapped inside their car by rising floodwater.

Footage recorded at the time of the tragedy appeared to show water gushing onto the road - which dips steeply under a bridge - amid heavy rain.

The road reopened in February, following repairs and the installation of a flood alert system featuring an early warning system and CCTV.

But heavy rain on 10 July caused the road to flood again and it has since remained closed.

Ongoing investigations

Water supplier United Utilities said repairs to the road and pavement had now been completed, and the company was working with Liverpool City Council to investigate what is causing the flooding.

Those investigations will continue into the autumn.

A company representative said experts had taken core samples from beneath the carriageway and installed monitoring equipment to assess the impact of groundwater.