A family with a two-month-old baby is struggling to cope with flood water which is blocking their driveway.
The Watermans have lived in Poynters Road in Luton for six years, but since roadworks in the street they have experienced flooding outside their house and that of their neighbour during heavy rain.
Central Beds Council, who are responsible for the highway and the roadworks, deny the flood water is from Poynters Road. Katie Waterman, a teacher, said: “It’s up to a foot of water at times and the water is dirty. When the rain stops for a few days it drains away but then the drive is covered in mud. It’s filthy.
“We’ve been in wellies for weeks. You can walk through it but carrying the baby or a car seat or a pram it’s a problem. I’m struggling with access especially with my new baby. I’m at the end of my tether.”
Mrs Waterman, 29, said she has run up huge bills phoning Central Beds Council since Christmas, but they rarely get back to her.
The drains have been cleared out twice but every time it rains the water returns.
Cllr Brian Spurr from Central Beds said: “When we designed and built the Poynters Road improvements, we carried out works to ensure that rain water falling on the road and footways did not end up flowing on to people’s driveways.
“Our engineers met with the residents of 94 and 96 at the time to explain what we were doing and to show that rain water collecting on their drive was not rain water from Poynters Road.”