Councillor Stephen Fenton has welcomed news which suggests that much-needed resurfacing work on Moor Lane in Woodthorpe may be undertaken in the 2023/24 financial year.

The road surface on Moor Lane – between Cairnborrow and Eden Close in particular – has continued to deteriorate rapidly, posing a hazard for motorists and cyclists. Some potholes have been filled, but others invariably appear and the surface is now a badly rutted patchwork.

Stephen has received an e-mail from the council’s Highways team (copied below) which offers some hope that resurfacing works will be undertaken.

“We are recommending that sections of this road will be considered for resurfacing in the 2023-24 financial year. However, it should be noted that we are concerned in regards to this particular asset in terms of the construction itself and any surfacing will be subject to further engineering investigation. There are clues in the name of some of the roads in the locality (Moor Lane, Bog Lane etc) and the engineering investigation works will allow us to better understand the ground conditions to ensure we have an effective solution; in other words we believe that there may be subsurface and original design/construction issues which are compounding the surface issue and we wouldn’t want to just add another surface layer without at least fully understanding all of the issues and ensuring value for money. Obviously in the meantime we will continue our inspections and make good defects in accordance with our Highways Safety Inspection Manual.”