Dear Editor,
I would like to raise a concern that I am sure many local road users will have noticed.
A utility company recently carried out works in our area, digging up several sections of road to repair underground pipes.
While the damaged patches have been retarmacked, I was surprised to see that only the small sections of double yellow lines directly affected were repainted, leaving the rest of the road markings untouched.
The result is a patchwork of fresh paint against worn, faded lines, which not only looks untidy but also raises questions about road safety and consistency.
As a motorist and pedestrian, I struggle to understand the logic in repainting just a few inches of line rather than refreshing the whole stretch of road.
Surely continuous, clearly visible markings are essential for safety and ease of enforcement?
I understand that utility companies are only required to reinstate the parts of the road they disturb, but this piecemeal approach leaves our roads looking neglected and confusing.
If the responsibility lies with the council to maintain the wider road markings, then I feel it is something that urgently needs to be addressed, rather than waiting years for the next scheduled repainting.
We deserve roads that are not only repaired but properly maintained, with clear, consistent markings for all who use them.
At the moment, what we are left with looks unfinished and falls short of what our community should expect.
Regards
Jonathan White
Wistaston
Utility companies are the people responsible for the disintegration of the roads, everywhere they have been, that is where pot holes appear. Don’t understand why pipes and cables are layed under roads and not under pavements instead, it is just really poor design. There is a brand new housing estate near me still being built but the roads have been completed, recently I noticed utility companies are digging them up already, why are they allowed to do this