| Topic: | Re:Re:Pot Holes | |
| Posted by: | Steve Taylor | |
| Date/Time: | 07/02/10 18:04:00 |
| Chris - thanks for clarification. My information was gathered from a series of emails and letters from Sonny Pham and Anura Wijesekera, Area Highways Engineers, Environment Department and also Cllrs Paul Fisher and Phil Andrews. It would seem that the Highways Engineers are not aware they can sort out potholes without IBAC approval and it would also appear that potholes in different wards have to be approved by different area IBAC's?? Quote from LBH referring to heavily potholed area "We have no planned maintenance programme for this stretch of the road in the current financial year. Council carries out a technical assessment of the footways/carriageways annually. The collected data is then processed according to the type and extent of the defects identified. Once the technical assessment is completed, it is presented to the Area Committee for approval." On 14 Jan I asked Mr Wijesekera to please let me know the technical specification for measurement of the intervention levels as it would appear this is not consistent with the decision made to fill potholes in other wards which were nowhere near as bad the areas in question and would call into question the Council Leader's assurance in Hounslow Matters that potholes would be dealt with. I also stated I would be happy to meet with engineers at effected areas, together with the local press, so that the community can be made fully aware of exactly what the state of disrepair the roads can be in order to pass intervention level scrutiny. Needless to say I received no response! |