Call for Lendal Bridge fine income to be used to repair roads
The number of claims for compensation following damage to vehicles caused by poorly maintained roads in York dramatically increased last year.
Damaged speed humps. Already dangerous for cyclists.
The change followed a decision by the Labour controlled Council to reduce expenditure on highways maintenance by over £2 million.
The number of claims received, for incidents over recent years, has been
- 2011 – 75
- 2012 – 52
- 2013 – 87
There are now calls for the Council to agree, at its budget meeting next week, to increase the amount it spends on maintenance back to the £5.5 million figure which was being invested each year by the previous, LibDem controlled authority.
Pressure is also growing for the £1.3 million – taken in fines from motorists on Lendal Bridge and in Coppergate – to be used to address the backlog in resurfacing works.