Chanterlands Avenue carriageway work

John Fareham and John Abbott report that the proposed carriageway work on Chanterlands Avenue between Goddard Avenue and Bricknell Avenue is shortly going out to tender.

Papers for the January meeting of Wyke Area Committee reported that the Council will be advertising shortly for contractors to carry out the work. It is expected that the work will commence in the first week of March and the plan is to lay not one but two 40mm-thick layers of tarmac in the hope that doing do will double the time for which the new surfaces will last. We certainly hope that is the case as we know from conversations with local residents that there are safety implications, especially perhaps for the elderly, in uneven or irregular road surfaces. This work will hopefully obviate such problems, at least for a number of years.

Loveridge Avenu traffic

John Fareham and John Abbott are arranging a public meeting to discuss fresh proposals for Loveridge Avenue traffic.

The technicalities and legalities are beyond the scope of what can easily be explained here, but it would appear possible to vary the legal status of Loveridge Avenue so as to give the Council a wider range of options for addressing traffic  and parking issues. As with a traffic regulation order, a consultation process is legally required and the officers will be writing to all households in Loveridge Avenue to give details of an event, probably at the Avenues Centre on Park Avenue, at which residents will have a full opportunity to discuss the nature and impact of the proposals. When we ourselves know the date of this event we will of course pass it on.

Hartoft Road shops

John Fareham and John Abbott are working with the Police to deal with anti-social behaviour issues in the vicinity of the Hartoft Road shops.

Obviously outside the shops is not the only place where such antics take place, but we hear reports of such distasteful antics as attacks on members of the minority communities carried out by persons who are known to the Police.  The Police and ourselves are in agreement that more local residents will need to come forward and give evidence if these matters are to be properly resolved.  The Police and Crime Commissioner has apparently committed more funds to police recruitment, but what effect if any that will have on local police numbers remains to be seen. We certainly hope it will not run parallel to the attitude of some of his Labour colleagues to the allocation of library funds – the less said about the element of partisanship in that the better!

Chanterlands Avenue pedestrian crossing

John Fareham and John Abbott report that the pedestrian crossing on Chanterlands Avenue will be restored as part of the impending resurfacing works.

We sought and received confirmation that this was the case at the January meeting of Wyke Area Committee.  Given that this crossing is of particular use to residents of Rainhill Road, we were concerned that it might simply be covered in tarmac. Thankfully that is not the case and we look forward to seeing the outcome of a process that has involved considerable pressure on both our parts for some years.  It is our hope that, now the work is timetabled, it will lead to an awareness on the part of the corporate centre that this junction and this pedestrian crossing do exist and that they need, in the longer term, to be taken care of.

County Road North traffic patrol survey

John Fareham and John Abbott have arranged for a traffic survey to be conducted on County Road North with a view to the possible reinstatement of a crossing patrol.

Local residents have complained to the effect that it is difficult if not potentially dangerous to cross County Road North with children in tow.  Given that we know from personal experience how difficult it can be to cross County Road North at peak times, we referred the matter to the officers who have now agreed, given that the previous crossing patrol was first moved and then discontinued, to conduct a survey to ascertain  whether current levels of demand would justify the reintroduction of a crossing patrol. As soon as we know the outcome of the survey we will of course let local residents know.

Goddard Avenue carrigeway resurfacing

John Fareham and John Abbott have secured the resurfacing of the Goddard Avenue carriageway.

Arrangements have been made with contractors to begin work on this in March with a view to its being completed by the end of May.  This is part of a major series of resurfacing works spread across a number of wards and also including the resurfacing of Kirkham Drive. At the time of going to press we do not have an exact date for the commencement of the works but as soon as we do have one we will of course ensure that local residents are made aware of it.

Kirkham Drive microsurfacing

John Fareham and John Abbott have secured the microsurfacing of Kirkham Drive carriageways.

Our latest information, which you would be able to confirm for yourselves were you to download the papers for the January meeting of Wyke Area Committee, is that the works have been issued to the contractors and that they will form part of a programme of works to be carried out here and elsewhere beginning in March and due to be completed by the end of May.  It goes without saying that as soon as we have an actual start date for the works we will of course pass it on so that any arrangements you need to make for alternative means of travel or transportation during the course of the works can be made in good time.