£2.5 million fund for Bournemouth road improvements (From Thisisdorset)
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£2.5 million fund for Bournemouth road improvements
7:00pm Wednesday 17th February 2010 in Latest
TAR VERY MUCH: Freezing weather has left the town's roads in a bit of a state
A £2.5million repair fund will be spent fixing the potholes and damage left behind by this winter’s freezing temperatures.
Bournemouth council decided to plough the extra cash into the town’s road network following hundreds of complaints about potholes.
From December 1, the council has received 690 reports of carriageway defects from members of the public, and, since Christmas, 18 claims against damage to cars caused by potholes.
Charminster, Queens Park and Ensbury Park are among the areas badly affected.
As well as filling in the potholes, the council will use the money to reline and repaint roads across the borough.
Cllr Robert Lawton, cabinet member for environment and transport, said: “The recent spell of cold weather has undoubtedly had an adverse effect on the road conditions, with the cycle of freezing and thawing water causing road surfaces to break up and produce potholes.
“The investment will mean we continue this maintenance and deliver a road network up to the standards expected by residents and motorists. By carrying out this investment in our road structure we are investing in the future prosperity of our town.”
The £2.5m has come from a recent successful claim for backdated VAT and from the local transport budget.
Officers are currently working on plans to prioritise the roads in greatest disrepair and work will start as soon as possible.
Cllr John Beesley, cabinet member for resources, said: “It has been a long time since Bournemouth’s road network has received such significant investment and I am positive this will be good news for all residents.”
Comments(10)
tt52
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7:52pm Wed 17 Feb 10
twynham
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8:41pm Wed 17 Feb 10
http://www.petedunge
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To see what to do with your local pothole!
rainbowkisses
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9:16pm Wed 17 Feb 10
roysses
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11:58pm Wed 17 Feb 10
The funds you have are for Highways, both carriageway and footway. Whilst these are 18th Century words they are the legal descriptions.
Please stop pandering to drivers only and spend some of the money on pedestrians. The atrocious state of pavements is ignored every year so more can be spent on motorists.
30% of the residents of Bournemouth dont drive. They are the too old, too young, too poor and too green.The first and last of those groups vote. Lots of middle aged selfish motorists dont.
ry8000
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9:02am Thu 18 Feb 10
roysses wrote:Whether you drive or not, you must surely travel? Try riding on a bus when the roads are in this state, or living near one when the traffic is crashing over bumps. Additionally, if those "middle aged selfish motorists" didn't exist, paying road tax and fuel duty, you wouldn't be living the lifestyle that the country currently affords you. Try thinking before you post utter rubbish.
Cllr Lawton The funds you have are for Highways, both carriageway and footway. Whilst these are 18th Century words they are the legal descriptions. Please stop pandering to drivers only and spend some of the money on pedestrians. The atrocious state of pavements is ignored every year so more can be spent on motorists. 30% of the residents of Bournemouth dont drive. They are the too old, too young, too poor and too green.The first and last of those groups vote. Lots of middle aged selfish motorists dont.
tt52
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9:14am Thu 18 Feb 10
roysses wrote:And what proof do you have that motorists dont vote.
Cllr Lawton
The funds you have are for Highways, both carriageway and footway. Whilst these are 18th Century words they are the legal descriptions.
Please stop pandering to drivers only and spend some of the money on pedestrians. The atrocious state of pavements is ignored every year so more can be spent on motorists.
30% of the residents of Bournemouth dont drive. They are the too old, too young, too poor and too green.The first and last of those groups vote. Lots of middle aged selfish motorists dont.
I suspect that you are in the group of too old and green, two of the most prolific whingers that abound this country today. I'm a motorist and i begrudge paying loads of tax to drive my car on roads that are not fit for donkeys.
You would be the first to moan if a car hit a pot hole, mounted the pavement and hit you.
With all the health and safty rules around these day i would have thought that under these laws the roads should be fit for purpose
mikey2gorgeous
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9:43am Thu 18 Feb 10
bex1984
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5:57pm Thu 18 Feb 10
roysses
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7:00pm Thu 18 Feb 10
Abuse is cheap, but quite unnecessary.
VAT on cars and fuel, as well as fuel duty, are all general taxation. Just like Income Tax beer and spirt duty and Inheritance Tax. They are not taxes paid by vehicle owners for road works.
I said middle aged motorists because in my experience they are the ones who complain the most when fuel price increases or the Chancellor adds 2p to a litre.
I am not old and not very green. But with a disabled partner in a wheelchair I am appaled at the state of the pavements.
dribble says...
7:44pm Wed 17 Feb 10
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What with the ongoing gas work in Boscombe and the Springbourne roundabout redesign scheme due to start on 1st March, no-one's going to be going anywhere fast!