Highways bosses at Cheshire East Council have declined an interview to explain the current situation with the borough’s crumbling road network.
But in a statement, they claim the extra £21 million allocated to CEC by the Government would be no where enough to fix the borough’s potholes.
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Workmen arrived at the affected section of A530 Middlewich Road yesterday (Monday) to fill in potholes.
However, upon driving past the same section today, it’s clear that the repairs were poorly executed.
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Nantwich Town councillors have called on the Canal & River Trust to make urgent repairs to Nantwich Aqueduct.
The 200-year-old structure – designed by Thomas Telford – was badly damaged when a heavy farm vehicle crashed into it in 2021.
Highways chiefs have closed a busy road in Nantwich to allow United Utilities to repair an ongoing leak.
The “emergency closure” is in Middlewich Road in Nantwich between the Sainsbury’s and A51 roundabouts.
Miffed off villagers in Wrenbury have created their own roadside sign – to warn motorists of the horrific state of the highway!
The sign, stating “This road may break your vehicle – and your soul”, has been erected by the side of Station Road in Wrenbury.
By Mark Smith, local democracy reporter
Schools across Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester are to receive Government cash to carry out repairs and upgrades.
The condition improvement funding will see a £456 million pot of cash earmarked for 1,000 projects up and down the country.
Modern electronics exist in the awkward position of being easy to use yet almost impossible to fix without the technical know-how.
Unfortunately, this contradiction means that smartphones, laptops, and even clocks tend to wind up in landfill sites once our ability to turn them off and on again has been exhausted.
A property management group says it is looking at “different solutions” for a footbridge in Stapeley which has been closed for safety reasons.
The footbridge is on privately owned land on the Pear Tree development, linking Massey Close with Beechwood Close and the nearby shops.
Nantwich residents are being warned about delays and disruption in the town amid a host of road schemes and utility repair works over next few weeks.
Highways bosses at Cheshire East Council say they are taking steps to “minimise the impact on local events” such as Nantwich Food Festival.
Cheshire East Council has outlined its planned works programme for highways in 2022-23.
The programme includes repairs and renovations on roads, paths and bridges in and around the Nantwich area as well as across the borough.
New “quality assurance officers” are to be used by Cheshire East Council to inspect work carried out on the borough’s roads.
The authority said it aims to improve the quality of highways repairs after mounting criticism about the state of the area’s roads.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire East Council needs to invest as much as it can now to improve its highways to avoid closing unsafe roads in the future, a councillor warned.
It comes as the authority has included £7 million in its capital programme in 2022/3 for highways.
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