Road resurfacing, Amey & Streets Ahead

[Top Cats Hat]

 

Could be any number of reasons. The materials used might have been faulty.

 

Maybe, maybe not but resurfacing a road that may be technically defective but is to all intents fine, before a road like Wordsworth which is not only in an appalling condition, but is actually dangerous, particularly for cyclists, makes no sense at all.

 

That is like a casualty doctor re bandaging a sprained wrist while a queue of people with broken arms are waiting to be seen.

[Phili Buster]

Doing the footpaths round here.

 

On Friday some nice men arrived and proceeded to patch numerous areas of the paths that have needed doing for about 18 months. On being asked they replied they were repairing 'trip hazards'.

 

The following Monday the same footpaths were all ripped up with new hardcore and tops put down. Thought the powers that be were pleading lack of funds

[Planner1]

Thought the powers that be were pleading lack of funds

 

The Council pay a fixed amount to Amey every year.

 

Amey have to maintain the highways to a standard set out in the contract.

 

If Amey carry out the work inefficiently that's their loss, it doesn't cost the Council any more than they already pay.

[lil-minx92]

The Council pay a fixed amount to Amey every year.

 

Amey have to maintain the highways to a standard set out in the contract.

 

If Amey carry out the work inefficiently that's their loss, it doesn't cost the Council any more than they already pay.

 

Other than in legal fees taking residents to court to protect AMEY's profits

[Planner1]

Other than in legal fees taking residents to court to protect AMEY's profits

The Council, as the highway authority, are contractually obliged to put in place the conditions for Amey to carry out the contracted work.

 

If that means prosecuting anyone who obstructs the work, then it's part of the normal highway authority function, nothing to do with protecting anyone's profits.

[alarmingmark]

So is there an updated plan of resurfacing ?

[lil-minx92]

The Council, as the highway authority, are contractually obliged to put in place the conditions for Amey to carry out the contracted work.

 

If that means prosecuting anyone who obstructs the work, then it's part of the normal highway authority function, nothing to do with protecting anyone's profits.

 

It could be argued that the protesters were trying to ensure AMEY did the job properly, and were trying to stop AMEY doing works outwith the contract (chopping down trees) to minimise the cost to them of fulfilling the contract- thereby protecting their profits. Anyway this has no doubt been done to death in other threads..

[chris101]

Resurfaced the pavements on our road Saturday 2days ahead of schedule. What a joke just put tar on top of what was already a uneven road. Surface With the extra height this is causing rain to gather around cellar crates any heavy rain will probably enter into properties. Some of water stoptap covers partially covered with tar. The pavements look a disgrace if I was employing them the bill would not be paid.

[chris101]

Well the rain came into the cellar.

[taxman]

On 11/26/2018 at 6:49 PM, chris101 said:

Resurfaced the pavements on our road Saturday 2days ahead of schedule. What a joke just put tar on top of what was already a uneven road. Surface With the extra height this is causing rain to gather around cellar crates any heavy rain will probably enter into properties. Some of water stoptap covers partially covered with tar. The pavements look a disgrace if I was employing them the bill would not be paid.

I was talking to an Amey employee last night. He admitted the company was using substandard materials to resurface the pavements.