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Topic ID 6743
24/08/2012 by Arty
Road Resurfacing: Unusual Priorities?
Good to see some new road surfaces appearing this summer - the bit on Port Hill is so smooth, you could almost feel you were in France. (well parts of France, maybe)
However, with all due deference to the good folks who live in Dimsdale Street, was it necessary to spend two days resurfacing and repainting the road markings on a road that few people use?
Port Hill bridge is excellent - but why just patch up the rest (a major route) and spend money on dear old Dimsdale Street....?
Strange priorities in the Highways Agency - and who decides I wonder?
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Reply ID 89592
24/08/2012 by Marilyn
I had exactly the same thought, while they were doing the bridge would it not have made sense to join it up to the Bengeo Street section that was done last year while all the equipment was there.
Reply ID 89593
24/08/2012 by Andrew
I wondered about this too. Port Hill has been oddly patched, leaving some pretty rough areas between the smooth bits, there are still several linear ruts for bike tyres to catch in.
Reply ID 89618
27/08/2012 by Drama Queen
I cycled down Port Hill yesterday. The smooth bits are indeed wonderful when you have a mach 10 speed going downhill, however, the bits that are not done still contain cracks and nasty hazards that even motorcyclists would have difficulty in keeping steady on! I also don't understand why half of Port Hill's greenery hasn't been chopped back... Again half a job, not completed yet! Can anyone at HCC get that sorted out, the branches stick right out into the road!!!!
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