Starlc Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 The roads around the area i live have been sorted out and are lovely and smooth to drive over ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 As roads have been a major topic of conversation on this forum since its inception perhaps people might be inclined to attend one of the road shows. That way, they can pose their questions to someone who may actually know the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
999tigger Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Heard a representative of Amey on the radio the other day,he was bragging they had done over 350 miles of road resurfacing in Sheffield.I got to wondering where this has been done,I can't think of 35 miles,let alone 350,Whatever part of Sheffield I travel to I have to avoid potholes so I wonder if other Forum readers have any ideas.I do however see plenty of pavement work being done especially where nobody ever walks(eg on the Bithums). A lot done around the town centre and as said for the TDF, why not actually find out from Amey or the highways department if you dont believe them? Theres a streets ahead map here where you cna see the roads they have worked on as well as those they intend to. https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/roads/works/schemes/streetsaheadproject/works-schedules/works-map.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fudbeer Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 According to this 2012 article in The Star http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/smooth-operators-sheffield-s-2-billion-road-resurfacing-streets-revealed-1-4751566 the work is to be done over 5 years. Thanks vague boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonjon Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Where I live loads have been done, although not all to a good standard!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penistone999 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 The roads around the area i live have been sorted out and are lovely and smooth to drive over ! Wait till the hard frosts come and they start cracking up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1978 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Down my neck of the woods in the South-West, Low Edges has been done, Greenhill and Dore will be done next year, but Totley and Bradway have to wait until 2017. Half way through a 5 year scheme it's very likely some people's regular routes will now have been done, while others haven't. I share concerns about the quality of the job and what will happen after the 5 year programme is complete when we're into the remainder of the 25 year contract. I doubt the surfaces I've seen, roads or pavements, will survive for more than 10 years, let alone 20+. But that's a problem for the next generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy C Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 details here: https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/roads/works/schemes/streetsaheadproject.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Has anyone had their car towed away by ignoring the parking restrictions put in place whilst these works are carried out? Our road is schedulelled for next year (if amey haven't gone bust by then) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 The question has to be asked...and probably has been....but how/why did the Sheffield roads end up in such a state in the first place? I had the misfortune to visit the city recently, and on leaving the M1 ....words can't describe ....the roads are just a patchwork quilt of badly infilled ..holes! Other cities are not like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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