How does the Highways Agency make its decisions?????

[Mumsn3t]

Im sure like everyone else, you're sick of the road condition. Im now adding 4 miles to my journey to avoid 2 particular roads near me. To my utter astonishment, they've closed a roundabout for 3 weeks to make it look pretty!! Instead of sorting out the almost unusable road surface, on and approaching said roundabout, they've dressed the curbing in pretty white and black bricks!!

Is there anywhere one can check how they came to the conclusion they came to? They did it in the summer too, closed half a dual carriage way for almost 2 months and changed the traffic lights and fencing which didnt need changing!

[mmm-five]

They probably use some divination method involving runes or chicken bones

[bigandclever]

Without wanting to be a smart arse, they haven't been the Highways Agency for years. They haven't been Highways England for a while either, they're (this week) National Highways.

But, are you sure it's one of their roundabouts anyway? Given they deal with the strategic network your particular bugbear might not be down to them.

[Pica-Pica]

Probably put the black and white kerb stones in to stop the roundabout becoming a ‘flyover’.
I think it’s accident prevention rather than prettifying.

[Mumsn3t]

There hasn't been an accident worth noting on that 30mph Road for the 15 years I've lived here.

The road and avoidance everyone is taking is far more of a concern.

[TrotCanterGallopCharge]

You should be able to report bad road surfaces on Local Authority or County Council website, useful for potholes as they have to at least fill them in 2 weeks I think after notification. Done that quite a few times.

That said, we had a few hundred yards of road & pavement near me, nothing wrong with it, that the Council put in new kerbs & resurfaced at different times, although they did nothing to stop the flooding & potholes a few yards on (altho that maybe a different authority). Sometimes councils will just use up any remaining cash in their budget. Think they reply on the public these days, not sure if they have anyone driving round looking for bad areas.

[Fore Left]

TrotCanterGallopCharge said:

they have to at least fill them in 2 weeks I think after notification.

There's one near me that's been there getting on for 2 years. Must be 6 inches deep. On the plus side someone is regularly filling it with mud.

[sherman]

TrotCanterGallopCharge said:

You should be able to report bad road surfaces on Local Authority or County Council website, useful for potholes as they have to at least fill them in 2 weeks I think after notification. Done that quite a few times.

That said, we had a few hundred yards of road & pavement near me, nothing wrong with it, that the Council put in new kerbs & resurfaced at different times, although they did nothing to stop the flooding & potholes a few yards on (altho that maybe a different authority). Sometimes councils will just use up any remaining cash in their budget. Think they reply on the public these days, not sure if they have anyone driving round looking for bad areas.

Did this about my own road over the past year or so .
Woke up to this a few weeks ago.



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[TrotCanterGallopCharge]

Fore Left said:

TrotCanterGallopCharge said:

they have to at least fill them in 2 weeks I think after notification.

There's one near me that's been there getting on for 2 years. Must be 6 inches deep. On the plus side someone is regularly filling it with mud.

The ones around me get filled in by 2 weeks, thankfully. Usually get the spray paint around it within a week to show council have acknowledged it.

Again, that said, another council (different party) seem to do nothing about yearly flooding & potholes a few yards away.

[Mumsn3t]

Fore Left said:

TrotCanterGallopCharge said:

they have to at least fill them in 2 weeks I think after notification.

There's one near me that's been there getting on for 2 years. Must be 6 inches deep. On the plus side someone is regularly filling it with mud.

I know, laughable. Do you work for the council? If we continue like this, given the current weather patterns, they'll be unusable in 5 years.

[POIDH]

bigandclever said:

Without wanting to be a smart arse, they haven't been the Highways Agency for years. They haven't been Highways England for a while either, they're (this week) National Highways.

Which always makes me smile when the Spotify advert for National Highways is played to me in Scotland....