Road repairs scheduled for The Crescent

I was contacted last week by residents concerned about the poor condition of the road surface at The Crescent in Blackhall Colliery.

I assured them that I would ask the highways section at the county council to carry out an inspection of the road and arrange for repairs to be carried out where necessary. I’ve now received confirmation from the highways and traffic department at county hall confirming that remedial works have been scheduled as part of their programmed maintenance scheme.

They confirm that they’ve carried out an inspection of the road surface to identify any defects, and whilst they consider that the surface isn’t considered dangerous at the moment they acknowledge that maintenance is required so they’ve placed an order for works to be carried out under their programmed maintenance scheme.

They can’t say with any certainty when works will take place because they’re carried out across the county on a planned priority basis (according to the severity of defects) but they’ve assured me that they’ll continue to monitor the condition of the road surface at this location and bring forward any works as and when necessary.