Residents fury over unfinished roadworks in Brockworth
ANGRY residents are demanding to know why roadworks in Brockworth have sat unfinished for weeks.
They say BT contractors began digging up Ermin Street near Vicarage Lane six weeks ago and put three way traffic lights in place, clogging up the roads.
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fears: Vicarage Court residents who are unhappy with the roadworks.
Since then they have had to put up with traffic queues, loss of phone lines and disrupted bin collections.
The work had been due to finish on Friday last week.
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Villagers' blood boiled over on Tuesday after they noticed the hole was still uncovered and no one had been on site for more than 10 days.
Vicarage Court resident Sophia Page, who has lived there for 15 years, said: "We are just fed up with it. We want our road back.
"They started digging it up six weeks ago and it's in a right mess.
"We have had some decent weather in the last week but not a single workman has been on site in the last eight days."
Neighbour John Jones, who has lived at Vicarage Court for seven years, said: "One elderly lady uses her phone as a lifeline and she was cut off for two weeks.
"It's shocking that they can do this without any apology.
"Our rubbish hasn't been collected in a week and it is sitting there waiting to become a rat infestation.
"They need to clear up these roadworks so the binmen can get access again."
Chairman of Brockworth parish council Jim Hunt said he had spoken to BT and Gloucestershire Highways on Tuesday.
He said: "They have said there has been a hold up because of a major problem but they should be finished by Friday.
"I don't think they realised how big a job it was.
"I can understand people's frustration but there is nothing more we can do.
"We just have to wait and see."
A spokesman for BT said two jobs to replace pipes for telephone cables were going on in the road.
He said they were scheduled to be completed this week and added: "We are doing all we can."
Comments
by system64
Thursday, September 13 2012, 1:33PM
“"Villagers' blood boiled over on Tuesday after they noticed the hole was still uncovered and no one had been on site for more than 10 days."
Well thats complete rubbish. I rode past that on sunday and the contractors were there with their van and at least 2 guys were doing some kind of work. ( Albeit didnt seem very productive )
But they were there.. So that was 4 days ago.. Not 10..”
by Matt1006
Thursday, September 13 2012, 1:08PM
“Same old, same old. Until local highway authorities (i.e. Glos Highways in this area) start getting tough with the utility companies and hit them with fines for over-running / needlessly-disruptive works, they'll just carrying doing (or not doing) what they like, and bu88er the hassle it causes for Joe Public. Where are the Highways Inspectors? Nowhere, it seems.
We've all seen uncompleted utility works, with plastic barriers around unfinished holes that remain like it for days / weeks. It's not acceptable, but has gone on for as long as we can remember. Every year or two we read about "new" initiatives to sort it out and reduce the amount of works undertaken in our highways, better co-ordination between the different utility companies (ha! no chance) and the length of time they take, but the situation never changes.
About time the powers-that-be stopped spouting a load of hot air, and actually got to grips with the utility companies (and their appointed maintenance contractors), and sorted it all out. But they won't, and we'll keep seeing stories like this, just as we have for countless years previously.”
by Grahambarker
Thursday, September 13 2012, 12:41PM
“BT say they are doing all they can - obviously not!
I hate corportae England, all you get are patronising messages that do nothing to solve an issue - normally created by them in the first place.”