ACCESS for more than a hundred residents living on two streets in Thornbury has been cut off due to a flooded road.

The ongoing situation involves a 38 foot stretch of road, which is access for residents of Rushton Terrace and Courtney Close.

"It's the only entrance in or out," said Rushton Terrace resident Michael, who did not want to give his last name. "The road and path at the side is covered in a foot of water and in the heavily potholed middle it can be up to three feet deep."

The flooded road was not brought on by the recent weather, although heavy rain and melted snow have exacerbated the problem.

"The road is full of potholes," said Michael. "You can't see where you're going when walking through the murky water. It's an accident waiting to happen.

"We have elderly residents who can't get through for bread and milk, you can't drive a small car through it and even delivery drivers won't drive their cars through.

"I feel for the elderly ladies who don't have the appropriate footwear to get through," said Joolz Denby, a resident of Rushton Terrace. "They're trapped.

"The geography of the place is causing the problem, and the water has completely destroyed the road surface.

"We're all really angry," said Joolz. "For the safety of the citizens, this road needs to be fixed."

However, because the road is unadopted, Bradford Moor councillor Zafar Iqba said: "There is nothing the council can do. There is no funding for unadopted roads."

A Bradford Council spokesperson said: “We are doing everything we can to support these residents during this difficult time.

“Unfortunately this street is unadopted which means the responsibility for its maintenance and upkeep including drainage sits with property owners rather than the council.

“We have advised them of the situation and suggested a potential contractor who could clear their drains.”

A Yorkshire Water spokesperson said: “We have investigated standing water at Rushton Terrace and this revealed no problems with our sewer network in the area.”

"This is one of the problems we have," added Joolz. "We have no avenues to address this. You would think the council could fix that bit.

"You can't ask people to pay for something when they have no money because of the pandemic."