THE estimated repair bill to fix Surrey's roads and bridges has hit the £6m mark and could rise to £10m, as engineers draw up a hit list of the worst-affected spots – with more rain forecast.

Amid torrential rain, strong winds and burst riverbanks over Christmas and the new year county council roads teams worked around the clock to clear hundreds of flooded roads and fallen trees, and the county council's fire and rescue service responded to thousands of calls.

Council roads inspectors assessing damage to roads, bridges, drainage, embankments and footpaths across the county gave early estimates that the clear-up would cost around £5m.

This has now gone up to £6m, with around £800,000 alone expected to be needed to rebuild a road bridge near Reigate.

For full story, see this week's Farnham Herald.