Footpath and highways resurfaicng programme announced

The York Council has published it initial programme of resurfacing works for the forthcoming financial year.

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The carriageway programme can be seen by clicking here The footpath programme can be viewed here

Alternatively click on the graphic right to see a ward by ward analysis.

Not a lot of work is scheduled for the west of the city although the bulk of the programme will not be revealed until the Council has completed its budget for next year in February. The current £2 million programme would normally be supplemented by another £4 million worth of schemes when the dust has settled.

Nevertheless there are some worrying omissions.

 In the Dringhouses ward only a small footpath resurfacing scheme in Turnmire Road is included.

York gets extra £311,253 to fill in 5000 potholes

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The coalition government has allocated York over £300,000 to deal with some of the potholes that blight local roads.

It is estimated that this will allow around 5000 holes to be filled in.

The money is in addition to the £245,719 allocated earlier in the year to repair the worse ravages of the winter weather.

However the central government initiative will do little to address the backlog in highways repairs which has built up over the last two financial years following a decision by the local York Council Labour Leadership to lop a total of £4 million from the highways budgets.

The potholes represents a particular risk for cyclists with highway margin work (the 1 metre band near the highway kerbside) having been given a low priority by the Council over the last 3 years.

Some road humps are also in a particularly poor condition and represent a hazard for all road users.

 

York road repairs backlog hits £32.7 million

In response to a Freedom of information request , the York Council has admitted that it would cost £32.7 million to address the backlog on highways repairs.

The figure includes all road and footway refurbishment works with associated drainage and road signs and markings.

Meanwhile more and more problems with potholes are expected as ice further damages poor road surfaces during the winter months.

West Thorpe pothole

West Thorpe pothole

Swale Avenue pothole

Swale Avenue pothole

Lerecroft Road pothole

Lerecroft Road pothole

Leeside footpath disintegrating

Leeside footpath disintegrating

Highmoor Close poor footpath

Highmoor Close poor footpath

Herdsman Road potholes

Herdsman Road potholes