Suffolk Highways are looking to "explore other options" to remove flood water from a major road that has been closed since the start of the year. 

More than 300,000 litres of water has been removed from Compiegne Way in Bury St Edmunds since Thursday after becoming flooded during Storm Henk. 

Suffolk Highways has said the amount of water that has already been removed from the road is over half the amount they removed during Storm Ciaran across the entire county. 

Residents have been left angered at the road closure which has led to traffic chaos in and around Bury St Edmunds. 

Leader of West Suffolk Council, Cliff Waterman, who is also the councillor for the Eastgate ward which covers Compiegne Way, said: "It is frankly shocking that an important road in and out of Bury St Edmunds has been allowed to flood to begin with, and clearly there are not adequate drainage provisions there. 

"For residents of my ward it is appalling because they have non-stop traffic queues outside their houses and people cannot move in and out of the side roads easily. 

"It is down to a lack of proper planning and a lack of proper investment in our roads."

A spokesman for Suffolk Highways said: "Whilst we have had some respite in the recent rain, water levels on Compiegne Way are not reducing and we believe saturated ground and a high-water table are compounding the road flooding and the challenges for our teams.

"Whilst continuing to use tankers to remove water from the road today, our teams will be exploring other options to remove the surface water more quickly which will allow us to progress with a more permanent solution.

"We are sorry for the ongoing inconvenience here and we will look to provide a further progress update today."