Treasury Announces Funding For Flood Defence Projects

SOMERTON, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 02: Flood prevention work continues on the A372 to raise the road and to improve the capacity of the flood relief channel at Beer Wall near Somerton on December 2, 2014 in Somerset, England. The UK Treasury has announced today which flood defences will share the £2.3billion investment proposed in infrastructure projects, with the government committing to £15.5m on flood defences in Somerset over the next six years including £4.2m on the Somerset Levels and Moors. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)