Flooded: Water from Sevens Creek has flooded over Raftery Rd, Kialla, forcing a road closure.
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Megan Fisher
Floodwater over the road has caused the closure of Raftery Rd in Kialla.
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Parts of the road, between Seven Creeks Dve and Arcadia Downs Dve, was closed on Wednesday, September 21.
It is the first road in the Shepparton area to be closed because of floodwater recently, although Greater Shepparton City Council workers were monitoring the situation.
A sign at the corner of the Goulburn Valley Hwy advises motorists that there was a road closure ahead, with the actual road closed at the end of the residential estate section, just before the bushland area.
No go zone: Raftery Rd in Kialla is closed after Sevens Creek spilled its banks.
Photo by
Megan Fisher
The road closure was just before the Sevens Creek, with the creek having gone over the bank, with water flowing across the road nearby.
The water was not over the bridge, but was flowing not far below it on Wednesday.
Watt Rd, between Shepparton and Mooroopna, is also being monitored by council in collaboration with emergency services.
Flood warnings and road closures could be found on the Vic Emergency app.
Water is close to the bridge over the Sevens Creek at Raftery Rd in Kialla on Wednesday, September 21.
Photo by
Megan Fisher
Council reminded residents not to use closed shared footpaths, or drive through flood waters.
Council community director Louise Mitchell said everyone had a role to play in keeping the community safe.
“Floods can occur quickly and unexpectedly due to heavy rainfall, so if you are driving, never drive through floodwater as it only takes 15cm of flowing water to float a car,” Ms Mitchell said.
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