ROB CRUTE: Putting the people and communities of the Blackhall Ward first

Rob is a member of Durham County Council representing the people and communities of the Blackhall Division, which includes Blackhall Colliery, Blackhall Rocks, Crimdon, The Hesledens, Castle Eden, Station Town, Hutton Henry, Sheraton and Hulam. This news site will keep you up to date with just a few of the activities Rob is involved with in the community and at county hall. For casework and enquiries please contact: rob.crute@durham.gov.uk

Tuesday 8 November 2016

Replacement safety handrail for Blackhall Steps

Works to renovate the steps linking Blackhall Scheme Houses with the A1086 Coast Road were completed during the summer. Shortly afterwards we were contacted by residents concerned that the new steps did not have a handrail, leaving them vulnerable to falls (please see post dated Thursday 18 August 2016 for background information).

We followed this query up with the relevant departments at county hall and we are pleased to confirm that the engineer has assured us that a replacement handrail is to be installed as soon as possible:

Councillors

This scheme was undertaken as part of our DCC Terrier Unadopted works.

I have spoken to our Design team who will design a new handrail and have it installed as soon as possible.

Regards, Jonathan

Jonathan Cardy

Engineer – Capital Programme