{"id":982,"date":"2008-01-13T22:22:08","date_gmt":"2008-01-13T22:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinefocus.org\/?p=982"},"modified":"2008-01-13T22:22:37","modified_gmt":"2008-01-13T22:22:37","slug":"worse-potholes-to-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinefocus.org\/worse-potholes-to-come\/","title":{"rendered":"Worse Potholes To Come"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re getting some disappointing news from our County Council colleagues over proposals on highways maintenance:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It will mean that people in Essex will have to get used to bigger potholes being around for longer, as the ruling party fail to balance its funding of road maintenance.  The proposals come just weeks after the Conservatives announced a ?10m overspend on the highways budget.<\/p>\n<p>?The report  is riddled with inconsistencies and it is hard to see how it will be of benefit to residents .  The basic premise seems to be to wait until damage to road surfaces get worse before even looking to see whether it should be fixed or not.  The Conservatives are recommending that when dealing with misaligned kerbs, for example, there is no commitment at all to provide a date for work to be carried out.<\/p>\n<p>?Apart from the obvious inconvenience to the public, we have concerns about the additional hazard that damaged road and footpath surfaces will have for cyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians alike.  This will inevitably lead to more and higher level compensation claims being made against the council.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The proposals are due to be discussed at a cross-party  meeting next Thursday (17 January) at County Hall.<\/p>\n<p>You can download the County report <a href=\"http:\/\/comad.essexcc.gov.uk\/ComadDocuments\/Meeting\/1625\/Report%20HT0208.pdf\" class=\"broken_link\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Echo have reported on it <a href=\"http:\/\/www.echo-news.co.uk\/news\/local\/display.var.1956789.0.pothole_problems_set_to_get_deeper.php\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re getting some disappointing news from our County Council colleagues over proposals on highways maintenance: &#8220;It will mean that people in Essex will have to get used to bigger potholes being around for longer, as the ruling party fail to balance its funding of road maintenance. 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