Highway drainage
Highway gullies are drains covered by a metal grid, commonly found at the edge of a road or on a footway. Surface water flows off the road surface into these gullies and then, usually, into the public sewer system (which is the responsibility of United Utilities.)
We are responsible for drainage on the adopted highway in Trafford and we maintain over 70,000 roadside gullies. All gullies across Trafford are cleaned on a recurring maintenance plan. We do not clean gullies on private or unadopted roads.
We respond to requests and enquiries during periods of heavy rainfall. During extreme events we often need to prioritise visits to those areas where there is risk to property flooding, and so we may not be able to visit every reported incident.