Unadopted pavement works update

Broughty Ferry did well again in this year’s priority ranking exercise for the council’s unadopted footways programme. A number of local pavements are to be brought up to standard and adopted by the council for future maintenance purposes. These are:

 

 Hill Road, Strathmore Street (from the bus stop to Rosedale Crescent and minor repairs Rosedale Crescent to Ellie Avenue), the south side of Collingwood Street, Holly Road, Lindsay Street, Ardmore Avenue, the south footway of Kerrington Crescent, and left over from the last financial year, Stewart Street.

 

I understand work is due to commence on Stewart Street this week. The others will be attended to on a phased basis starting in the summer.

 

It is good to see these pavements at last being attended to. Over the years I have highlighted the need for action and for some of them I have suggested ways to improve their priority. I’m particularly pleased to see the section of Strathmore Street being brought up to standard. Many residents have asked me about it and it will make the walk to the bus stop much better. There are more still to do though and I will push for these to be carried out as soon as possible.

 

After reviewing the programme of works for this year I contacted the Roads Maintenance Partnership to ask if Maule Street could be included. It connects Kerrington Crescent with Navarre Street and is a very short section of pavement and it seemed to me that it could be attended to at the same time as Kerrington Crescent. I was advised that due to the budget allocation being fully committed for the current financial year it wouldn’t be possible to bring it forward in the programme. However it is the first reserve scheme and will be added to this year's programme should savings be achieved during the other schemes. A ‘shovel ready’ works package is to be prepared to allow for its inclusion should funding become available.