Soldato
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Road resurfacing.
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Yes! but joking aside, even a small increase in overall size would help. Given that the bone shattering roads near me aren't due for resurfacing until 2017...
Yes it is on there but it does not need doing. Its just throwing money away as far as I can see.
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We're coming to the end of the financial year.
If the department doesn't spend all its allocated budget this year, then the budget will be lowered next year. Thus they're doing random works to use up the money.
If the department doesn't spend all its allocated budget this year, then the budget will be lowered next year. Thus they're doing random works to use up the money.
Sheffield's got a 25 year PFI with Amey resurfacing the roads. They're doing them whether they need doing or not (they mostly do).
They're also doing the pavements. Utterly pointless doing the pavement on our road but they did it anyway. The gas board were in putting new service covers on a couple of months back. They did a really tidy job and filled in a few holes and rough bits while they were at it (hence the overall condition was patched but good). Amey have come in, ripped up the brand new covers and resurfaced. Lots of the new covers have been damaged but not replaced and they have clearly dug a big hole into one of the neighbours' drain pipes that was installed too shallow below the surface (you can see the pipe with a big hole full of blacktop in it). The wife is going to write to the council to complain
The pavement was clearly 'fixed' because it was included with the scope of the contract, and not becaust it needed doing. The road itself is full of potholes and clearly needs a complete resurface but they haven't got around to that yet.
They're also doing the pavements. Utterly pointless doing the pavement on our road but they did it anyway. The gas board were in putting new service covers on a couple of months back. They did a really tidy job and filled in a few holes and rough bits while they were at it (hence the overall condition was patched but good). Amey have come in, ripped up the brand new covers and resurfaced. Lots of the new covers have been damaged but not replaced and they have clearly dug a big hole into one of the neighbours' drain pipes that was installed too shallow below the surface (you can see the pipe with a big hole full of blacktop in it). The wife is going to write to the council to complain
The pavement was clearly 'fixed' because it was included with the scope of the contract, and not becaust it needed doing. The road itself is full of potholes and clearly needs a complete resurface but they haven't got around to that yet.
That is retarded, I thought councils were supposed to be saving money?
Bummer, I rather assumed they'd be considerably sooner..
Doing it round here, using up the budget i think...
But exactly the same, surfacing "good" roads, and patching the bad ones...
Worst bit so far is the join's either end of a bridge, because the surface is a lot higher either side of the expansion joint than it previously was >.<
But exactly the same, surfacing "good" roads, and patching the bad ones...
Worst bit so far is the join's either end of a bridge, because the surface is a lot higher either side of the expansion joint than it previously was >.<
Guess that budget thing must be right but doesn't make much sense (how they are carrying it out) as the main road is desperately in need of work after the recent flooding (and the temp work they did to fill the worst pot holes is coming undone already) but they are resurfacing the roads around the houses here that was done 2 years ago and not in any real need of redoing :S
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Minor roads take FAR less paperwork to get closures for than main roads.
Believe me - I just spent today trying to book an *emergency* road closure on the Hammersmith Road!!