The £600,000, first of a kind project will see two “surface water attenuation humps” installed into a residential area.
The speed bumps will divert surface water runoff, especially during periods of heavy rain, into the road’s gulleys.
A new 70m sewer pipe will also be installed as part of the project, alongside the creation of two sustainable water storage basins, which will have the capacity to hold 1.2 million litres of excess surface water.
Ashley Ferguson, Northumbrian Water’s project manager, said: “Reducing the risk of flooding in an efficient and sustainable way, to ensure we are prepared for the future, is one of our top priorities.
“A first for Northumbrian Water, installing these speed bumps demonstrates a creative and innovative approach to preventing surface water run-off, which is a crucial element in our efforts to tackling flooding.”
The project comes after the Department for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) has proposed a system to allow local authorities to grant planning permission faster to Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS).