Latest on Lower Street

Here is latest on the Lower Street closure:

"...I have made enquiries with our Geotechnical Engineers on the current situation. It seems there were delays in receiving the soil testing results from the ground investigation company that undertook the work. However, the results were received just before Christmas, so now the Geotechnical Engineers will spend about a week modelling the area to understand what's going on in the general area and then say another week to report. At that point we can agree what works to do...I appreciate that this is all taking some time and that there is the on-going inconvenience of the closed road, but I thank you for your patience."

Meanwhile Puckshole lane is being repaired yet again today - filling holes which includes one that must be nearly a foot deep. It will appear again as the road is built over a spring or water course and the underlying drainage problems need to be tackled. However as I've said before there is an argument to say those holes are great - they slow down traffic on that stretch wonderfully - however clearly such deep holes are dangerous.