As you have no doubt seen in the Visiter, the cabinet member for Technical Services DID NOT approve Park Avenue for resurfacing this year. I was bitterly disappointed at this decision and did what I could to argue the case for the need for action to be taken sooner rather than later. I would also like to thank Mary Pointon from Park Avenue for adding her voice to this debate. Mary has a long and detailed correspondence on this issue and was able to add a great deal of historical data.
The following are the agreed outcomes:
1. all pot holes will be filled asap
2. a section of Park Avenue will be included in the micro surfacing schedule this year - this section is 150m from the junction with Park Crescent. This was a concession given as a result of the lack of grit provided by the council.
3. the criteria for deciding which roads to resurface will be reviewed with additional weight given to those roads which are subject to heavy traffic flows.
4. Park Avenue will be reconsidered as a priority for inclusion in the maintenance program for 2011/2012
The actual highway maintenance program for 2010/2011 will be agreed at the Southport Area Committee on the 31st March. You can see the roads listed by following this link and clicking on the Highways Maintenance report http://modgov.sefton.gov.uk/moderngov/ieAgenda.Asp?A=4757.
I will be visiting some of these roads before the meeting next week to see if I can argue the case that Park Avenue is in a worse state - I'll let you know how I get on.
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